There have been schools of thought that the great man's powers are starting to wane out in Turin, but he is still more than capable of the spectacular. With two games left to play in Group B, the Selecao know that back-to-back wins will be enough for them to finish in second place. Portugal have only lost three of their last 37 matches, winning 22. Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't found the going easy at Juventus of late. We know that on Sunday we will have different opponents; we have less than 72 hours to recover, now let’s think about the game in Luxembourg. ", Bruno Fernandes, Portugal midfielder: "In the national team, regardless of who plays, the standard is always very high. 4. After opening the scoring from the penalty spot, Ronaldo lashed home a superb second goal from outside the box. The Lithuanian goalkeeper didn't stand a chance! At half-time I asked the team to keep up the pace, to finish the game and to think about the next game too. The holders then scored four in 13 minutes just after half-time. The 34-year-old hasn't had the best of times at club level lately and has been substituted in his last two games for Juventus. They have only scored 12 goals in their last 29 games. European Championship Qualifying match Portugal vs Lithuania 14.11.2019. Portugal win (1/50) Draw (16/1) Lithuania win (50/1) Odds provided by … Portugal did what was expected and took the three points, Ronaldo’s early goals setting the tone for a supremely one-sided game. Per Portuguese football writer Tom Kundert, the squad is stacked full of options in the final third, although has been hit with a couple of defensive injuries in the buildup to this important set of matches: Fernando Santos has picked a very top-heavy Portugal squad with victories needed against Lithuania and Luxembourg. © 2020 Sports New Media Limited. Ukraine have comfortably been the strongest side in the pool and already earned top spot, with six wins from their seven games. Ali Daei (Iran) - 109 Messi or Ronaldo: Which player has earned the most Ballon d'Or points in history? The excellent Bernardo Silva made it five before teeing up Ronaldo to complete his hat-trick, and take his international tally to 98. According to Sky Sport Italia (h/t. The Portugal skipper opened the scoring from the spot after he was fouled in the box, and fired in a fine second soon after. Regardless of who plays, we will do everything to return from Luxembourg with the win. By Danny Ryan; ... How the FIFA 21 player ratings should have been ranked ... individual highlights during Portugal vs Sweden. Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals, but a finals place is still not guaranteed for the European champions. The latter need the European champions to suffer a big upset on Thursday or in Sunday's meeting with Luxembourg to confirm their own progression. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Pizzi got the third via the crossbar and post before Gonçalo Paciência tapped in his first international goal. European Qualifiers - Portugal 6-0 Lithuania: Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick in comfortable win - News, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his second goal. & His replacement Paulo Dybala scored the winner ⚽ Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 95* Portugal vs Lithuania Correct Score Prediction. Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals as Portugal beat Lithuania in Euro 2020 qualifying. Forward Diogo Jota becomes the 41st player to make his Portugal debut under coach Fernando Santos. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report. TV Info: Sky Sports Premier League (UK) Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), ESPN+ (U.S.) Odds. Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) - 80 According to Sky Sport Italia (h/t Football Italia), after being taken off in Sunday's clash with AC Milan, the Juventus star left the stadium before the end of the game. ", Portugal: Rui Patrício; Ricardo, Rúben Dias, Fonte, Mário Rui; Rúben Neves, Bruno Fernandes (João Moutinho 72), Pizzi; Bernardo Silva (Bruma 66), Ronaldo (Diogo Jota 83), Gonçalo Paciência, Lithuania: Šetkus, Mikoliūnas, Palionis, Girdvainis, Andriuškevičius; Slivka, Šimkus, Kuklys (D Matulevičius 57); Novikovas, Černych (D Kazlauskas 80), Golubickas (Lasickas 72). Cristiano Ronaldo scored an absolute stunner for Portugal vs Lithuania. After a frustrating spell with his club in recent weeks, you sense Ronaldo may be ready to take some anger out on the minnows in this fixture and the scoreline may look lopsided by the end of the match as a result. 3. After all, when Portugal played in Lithuania, he was able to notch four goals: Per sports statistician Mohandas Menon, Ronaldo still has ground to make up on the all-time record goalscorer in international football: Most goal scorers in international football... Will that be the day Ronaldo scores his 100th international goal?Carlos Machado, Fernando Santos, Portugal coach: "We were very good in the first half. Article image is taken from www.thesun.co.uk Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. Ronaldo, Wenger and Simeone: 11 manager and player partnerships you didn't know existed, Cristiano Ronaldo, Conor McGregor, Rafael Nadal: Inside the superyachts owned by sport's elites. Ronaldo & Messi: Which record scorer from FIFA's top 27 nations has best goal-to-game ratio? Santos is blessed with some of the best attacking players in the game, although he's not been able to get Portugal's many creative stars in the team and functioning simultaneously. Cristiano Ronaldo has passed the 30-goal mark for the 13th successive calendar year; his hat-trick takes his international tally to 98 from 163 international games. All Rights Reserved. Report, ratings and reaction as a Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal took on Netherlands in the final of the inaugural Nations League After opening the scoring from the penalty spot, Ronaldo lashed home a superb second goal from outside the box. Here's the list for Seleção's final two Euro 2020 qualifiers https://t.co/c8RECWD2NF https://t.co/mCq18wparf. 57 shots (24 on target) As is so often the case, the focus will be on star man and captain, The 34-year-old hasn't had the best of times at club level lately and has been substituted in his last two games for Juventus. The onus is now on Sarri, as the Italian manager simply has to find a system for Ronaldo to play in sooner rather than later. So far in 10 Serie A games this season: Portugal have only failed to score twice in their last 20 matches. 1. The Juventus forward has now scored 93 international goals, 16 behind Iran legend Ali Daei's world record. Whether that means going against his principles or sacrificing Gonzalo Higuain, the Bianconeri will simply be a better team with a fully firing Ronaldo. Lithuania vs Portugal H2H. Portugal go into this encounter ahead of Serbia, who also have two games to play. We were focused from the first moment; we didn’t allow them to play and that made the game easier. Lithuania can no longer qualify via European Qualifiers group stage. These two sides faced each other on 3 previous occasions, however just one of their H2H matches was played recently, and it is the aforementioned match in round 6 of the group stage, where Portugal thrashed Lithuania as the visitors 1-5. Per Premier Sports, the forward wasn't pleased to be taken off by manager Maurizio Sarri: Cristiano Ronaldo was subbed off last night for the second game in a row while the score was still level Lithuania have been the weakest team in Group B, with just one point in the entire campaign. * active. They have scored at least three times in none of those games, and have only conceded 11 goals in their last 14 matches. 2. Of course, that was other times and now the players have changed, but the teams level difference remains the same. 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