Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot was one of the protagonists of the match with two goals (33′ and 52′), while the authors of the others were his United teammate Bruno Fernandes (45+2′) and Manchester United striker Liverpool Diogo Jota (82′).
Cristiano Ronaldo was left on this occasion without scoring, but he starred in one of the images of the match, since in a strong clash with the Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik at the beginning of the match (minute 13) a wound was opened in his nose, due to the that he bled a lot and that led the medical services of the Portuguese team to sew up the gap on the field of play.
He also played a key role in a play that could have changed the course of the match: in the last action before the break, the ball hit him in the arm and the referee signaled a penalty… which Patrik Schick sent into the clouds, wasting the opportunity having gone to the locker room with the score 2-1.
In the other group A2 match, Switzerland stunned Spain to win 2-1 at La Romareda in Zaragoza.
With these results, Portugal leads the group with 10 points, followed by Spain with 8.
The two Iberian teams will play for the pass to the ‘Final Four’ next Tuesday in Braga, in a match in which a draw is enough for the Portuguese to obtain the ticket.
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