Ronaldo scores two goals and leads Portugal to crush Luxembourg

Cristiano Ronaldo continued to break his record and scored two goals to lead Portugal to a 6-0 victory over Luxembourg, its second victory in four days in the European Championship 2024 qualifiers.

The 38-year-old Portugal captain scored twice in the win over Liechtenstein on Thursday, and with his two goals against Luxembourg extended his record to 122 goals in 198 matches..

The course of the match

• Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Ottavio and Rafael Leao added four goals as Portugal topped Group J in an easy start to their qualifying campaign..
• Roberto Martinez, the new coach of Portugal, included Ronaldo in the starting line-up for the second time in a row, and he needed only nine minutes to open the scoring after touching the ball after a header from Nuno Mendes..
• Joao Felix increased the visitors’ lead after Silva’s cross after a quarter of an hour.
• Three minutes later Silva made it 3-0 with a header from Joao Ballenha’s cross.
• Bruno Fernandes set up Ronaldo’s fourth goal on the half-hour mark.
• Luxembourg fought back early in the second half, but Leao sent in a cross that was turned into the goal by substitute Ottavio..
• Ruben Neves hit the crossbar with a free kick seven minutes from time, then Liao won a penalty kick that he executed himself, but goalkeeper Anthony Morris brilliantly saved it.
• Leao made up for missing the penalty kick when he ran from the middle of the field, received Ruben Neves’ pass and fired home two minutes from time..