Portugal dominated their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Luxembourg, securing an impressive 6-0 victory with the help of two goals from the 38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo opened the scoring after just nine minutes and went on to score another goal before the end of the first half.
Joao Felix and Bernardo Silva also contributed to the scoreline with a goal each. In the second half, substitutes Otavio and Rafael Leao added two more goals to complete the rout.
Thanks to these two victories, Portugal now sit at the top of Group J in Euro 2024 qualifier.
Ronaldo’s two goals in this game took his tally to 35 goals in 37 appearances in European Championship qualifiers, cementing his position as Portugal’s leading scorer.
Roberto Martinez, the new manager for Portugal, has enjoyed back-to-back wins without conceding a goal since taking charge in January after ending a six-year stint with Belgium.
Meanwhile, Italy bounced back from their defeat to England with a routine victory over Malta in their Group C qualifier.
Mateo Retegui scored his second goal in two appearances for the European champions to put them ahead, while Malta midfielder Matthew Guillaumier added an own goal to make it 2-0 to Italy.
This victory sees Italy sitting in second place in Group C after two matches of qualifying.
