Portugal Extend Winning Run After Ronaldo’s…

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Denmark 2-4 Portugal

Portugal continued their winning start in the UEFA Nations League without Cristiano Ronaldo after securing a 4-2 victory over Denmark on Thursday evening.

The visitors were in the headlines before the clash as captain Cristiano Ronaldo left the camp after he was benched against Norway.

However, the A Selecao appeared unfazed and bagged the opener in the 13th minute through Joao Cancelo following a delivery from Goncalo Ramos.

The Danes managed to draw level in the midway stage of the first stanza as Mikkel Damsgaard pounced on a Joakim Maehle supply to find the bottom-corner of the net.

Ramos, who assisted the opener, got himself on the score-sheet two minutes later after he latched onto a through pass from Bruno Fernandes to find the net and aided the Portuguese to a halftime lead.

The Danes didn’t throw in the towel but were on level terms as Napoli ace Rasmus Hojlund combined with Damsgaard following a counter-attack to even up the contest.

Paris Saint-Germain midfield maestro Vitinha took the game by the scruff of the neck well inside the closing stages where he rose remarkably to head in a delivery from Fernandes.

The Danes experienced further capitulation two minutes from time after Joao Felix stormed in the centre of the area and finished off a Diogo Dalot delivery as the visitors bagged a third straight win under Jorge Jesus.

Germany 2-0 Serbia

Germany grabbed their first win under Jurgen Klopp after a 2-0 victory over Serbia got their campaign up and running at the Allianz Arena.

Die Mannschaft were on the charge right from the get-go and took the lead shortly before halftime when Tom Bischof tucked in at the near post from a goal-mouth scramble.

Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz made sure of the victory around the early exchanges of the second half with a smartly taken finish into the bottom-corner from inside the area.

Greece 2-2 Netherlands

Netherlands came back from two goals down to secure a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Greece at the Toumba Stadium.

The Oranje were stunned early in the first half after Fotis Ioannidis managed to get onto a Giorgis Masouras delivery and riffled the back of the net in superb fashion.

It didn’t end there as the duo combined again to double the lead when Ioannidis on this occasion switched roles and teed-up Masouras to extend their lead.

Netherlands managed to claw their way back though minutes in the second half after veteran defender Virgil van Dijk nodded in a Joey Veerman corner.

Xavi Hernandez’s outfit piled on the pressure repeatedly with two goals disallowed by Denzel Dumfries before Tijani Reijnders turned up in the last minute to salvage a point.

Wales 2-1 Norway

Wales got their first win of the tournament in League A with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over a ten-man Norway at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Oscar Bobb worked a piece of magic following a combination with Martin Odegaard and rattled the back of the net in the 11 minute of the clash to hand the visitors an early lead.

The Welsh were back on level terms late in the first half through a composed finish by Daniel James after the Vikings failed to clear their lines.

Norway encountered further jeopardy a minute in the second half when Torbjorn Heggem got his marching orders instantly following a cynical challenge,

It worked straight into the hands of the Welsh, who seized initiative instantly with a well-drilled finish by Neco Williams to secure maximum points.

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