Match ends, Portugal 3, Switzerland 1.
Portugal 3-1 Switzerland: Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick seals Nations League final place
- From the section European Football
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a superb hat-trick as Portugal reached the Nations League final with victory over Switzerland at the Estadio do Dragao.
Ronaldo 34, had given the hosts the lead with a stunning first-half free-kick that flew into the bottom-right corner, wrong-footing Swiss keeper Yann Sommer.
Switzerland levelled in the second period when Ricardo Rodriguez tucked away a video assistant referee-awarded penalty moments after referee Felix Brych had initially signalled for a penalty at the other end.
But after consulting his pitch-side monitor, the decision was expunged and he instead gave a spot-kick for Nelson Semedo's foul on Switzerland's Steven Zuber.
Incensed by the decision, the hosts struggled to build any rhythm as the game appeared to drift towards extra-time.
However, Ronaldo made the crucial difference late on, sweeping Bernardo Silva's cross into the bottom-right corner, before firing into the same spot 102 seconds later.
Portugal play the winners of Thursday's semi-final between England and the Netherlands (19:45 BST), with the final in Porto on Sunday.
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Line-ups
Portugal
- 1Rui Patrício
- 20Nélson Semedo
- 3PepeSubstituted forJosé Fonteat 63'minutes
- 4Rúben Dias
- 5Guerreiro
- 18Neves
- 16Bruno FernandesSubstituted forJoão Moutinhoat 90+1'minutes
- 14William Carvalho
- 10Bernardo Silva
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 23SequeiraSubstituted forGonçalo Guedesat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Cavaco Cancelo
- 6José Fonte
- 8João Moutinho
- 9Ferreira Sousa
- 11Jota
- 12Malheiro de Sá
- 15Ferreira Silva
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 19Mário Rui
- 21Afonso Fernandes
- 22Beto
Switzerland
- 1Sommer
- 22SchärBooked at 68mins
- 5Akanji
- 13Rodríguez
- 2Mbabu
- 17ZakariaSubstituted forFernandesat 71'minutes
- 10XhakaBooked at 66mins
- 8FreulerSubstituted forDrmicat 89'minutes
- 14ZuberSubstituted forSteffenat 83'minutes
- 23ShaqiriBooked at 85mins
- 9Seferovic
Substitutes
- 3Moubandje
- 4Elvedi
- 6Lang
- 7Okafor
- 11Steffen
- 12Mvogo
- 15Benito
- 16Ajeti
- 18Sow
- 19Drmic
- 20Fernandes
- 21Omlin
- Referee:
- Dr. Felix Brych
Match Stats
Home TeamPortugalAway TeamSwitzerland
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away13
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Switzerland 1.
Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
Substitution
Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Goal!
Goal! Portugal 3, Switzerland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes following a fast break.
Substitution
Substitution, Switzerland. Josip Drmic replaces Remo Freuler.
Goal!
Goal! Portugal 2, Switzerland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
Booking
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Substitution
Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Steven Zuber.
Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
Substitution
Substitution, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Denis Zakaria.
Substitution
Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Félix.
Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
Rúben Dias (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Booking
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
