Chalked off: Substitute Hugo Almeida had the ball in the net, but his header was disallowed for offside

On what threatened to be a frustrating night, Portugal needed their captain too.

For all but the opening 10 minutes, Portugal were the better team by some distance. They dominated possession and territory but once again the absence of a genuine No 9 in their squad threatened to cost them.

There were flickers of opportunity early on and Ronaldo almost scored the opening goal midway through the first half when he was played through by Moutinho only for Cech to save. The Chelsea keeper has not had the best tournament but that was a high-class block from only 12 yards.

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