European preliminaries: Portugal 2-0 Liechtenstein, 9 consecutive wins, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring, Cancelo scored

In the 9th round of Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifying group stage, Portugal faced Liechtenstein away. In the first half, Ruben Neves made a long-range shot, Gonzalo Ramos' header was deflected, and in the second half, Ronaldo opened the scoring, Cancelo scored an empty goal, and Gonzalo Ramos' goal was blown. In the end, Portugal beat Liechtenstein 2-0.

Match Focus

1. In the European preliminary scorer list, Ronaldo and Lukaku tied for first place (scored 10 goals). Throughout 2023, Ronaldo has scored 10 goals for Portugal, which is his sixth natural year with 10+ goals for the national team.

2. The Portuguese team won all 9 games in the European preliminaries.

Match Focus

In the 13th minute, Jota crossed from the left, Ruben Neves hit the goal from the outside, and Benjamin Bichel fell to the ground to save.

In the 30th minute, Bernardo Silva made a direct pass, Cancelo crossed from the right, and Gonzalo Ramos headed the ball wide.

In the 43rd minute, Bruno Fernandes took a free kick straight at goal, which Benjamin Bichel confiscated.

In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Bernardo Silva knocked back, Bruno Fernandes rubbed towards the penalty area, and Ronaldo hit the barb wide.

In the 46th minute, Cancelo swept in front of the goal, and Ronaldo's shot bounced off the post.

In the 47th minute, Jota made a subtle through-ball, Cristiano Ronaldo burst into the penalty area and pulled his left foot into the top corner, giving Portugal a 1-0 lead.

In the 57th minute, Benjamin Bichel made a mistake and Cancelo made a light buckle and scored with a left-footed shot.

In the 83rd minute, Vitinha took a free kick in front of the goal, and Gonzalo Ramos grabbed the goal from an offside position, and the goal was disallowed.

Player ratings

Portugal line-up (3-4-3)

Goalkeeper: 12 - Jose Sa

Defenders: 2 - Totti, 3 - Antonio Silva, 20 - Cancelo (87'19 - Joao Mario)

Midfielders: 21-Jota, 8-Bruno Fernandez, 18-Ruben Neves (67'23-Vitinha), 10-Bernardo Silva (60'15-Horta)

Forwards: 11 - Joao Felix (87'13 - Joao Neves), 9 - Gonzalo Ramos, 7 - Cristiano Ronaldo (67'17 - Brumma)

Unused subs: 1-Patricio, 4-Rubén Dias, 5-Guerrero, 6-Palinha, 14-Inacio, 16-Otavio, 22-Diogo Costa

Liechtenstein line-up (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: 1 - Benjamin Bichel

Defenders: 10-Wiesel, 6-Marin, 4-Trab

Midfielders: 17-Luchinger (46'14-Meyer), 7-Marcel Bichel, 3-Goppel, 8-Sailer (77'23-Hofer), 22-Baker (64'19-Krans)

Forwards: 11-Saranovic (90'5-Maxer), 18-Hasler (64'9-Ospelt)

Unused subs: 2-Schlegel, 12-Fozel, 13-Kindle, 15-Netze, 16-Coleman, 20-Wolfinger, 21-Loruso