Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored in a dramatic penalty shootout as Portugal narrowly defeated Slovenia at Euro 2024’s last-16 stage.
Our talismanic playmaker returned to the starting line-up as manager Roberto Martinez made eight changes from the matchday-three defeat to Georgia. Diogo Dalot was named on the bench and our Players’ Player of the Year did not feature at the Frankfurt Arena.
With so many creative players on the pitch, Portugal controlled the ball with ease and held over 70 per cent of possession, but ultimately struggled to break through Slovenia’s disciplined low block. They registered 20 shots in total but, crucially, only six of those were on target and the score was goalless after 120 minutes.