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Santos praises 'immense' Ronaldo in Portugal victory

Portugal coach Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after his goalless performance against Poland in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, insisting his captain does not have to score to have a good game.

Ronaldo scored Portugal's first penalty of the shoot-out, which they won 5-3, after the sides were tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes of open play in Marseille on Thursday.

Robert Lewandowski scored the opener for Poland less than two minutes after the game started before Renato Sanches levelled just before half-time.

And while Ronaldo did not have his best night in front of goal, Santos was full of praise for his skipper, who he said was inspirational alongside fellow Real Madrid man Pepe in defence.