Portugal vs Liechtenstein : Lineups and LIVE updates

Portugal vs Liechtenstein : Lineups and LIVE updates
Abhinav Sharma|Mar 24, 2023 01:45+07:001

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The Roberto Martínez era begins for Portugal as they kick off their Euro 2024 qualification campaign against lowly Liechtenstein in Lisbon on Thursday



After A Seleção’s World Cup quarter-final crashout at the hands of dark-horses Morocco, Fernando Santos’ was straightaway handed the marching orders after eight years at the helm as head coach.

Santos was not one of the most liked of managers, but he guided Portugal to the first two major trophies of their history, lifting the Euros and the Nations League. Given his relatively fruitless work with Belgium's golden generation, Martinez certainly has big shoes to fill in, and prove naysayers wrong.
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It is always crucial to begin the qualification campaign for a major competition with a win, and Portugal will try to achieve exactly that when they face an opponent that shouldn't provide much of a challenge.
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Liechtenstein are the second-worst team in Europe, as per Nations League ranking, and come into this clash following a run of 10 straight competitive defeats, a streak that looks certain to continue here as they face ninth-ranked Portugal.

The visitors have lost all of their eight games in 2022, finishing dead-bottom of their Nations League D group, netting just one goal and shipping 11 against fellow-minnow nations Latvia, Moldova and Andorra.

Their dismal and hopeless form resulted in the sacking of manager Martin Stocklasa, with Rene Pauritsch currently taking the interim charge for this qualifier.

Portugal have fired 35 goals in seven previous meetings against this opponent, so expect plenty of goals at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
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Despite leaving European football in favour of a move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo remains the headline act for the Portuguese national side.

Indeed, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who is the all-time international leading goalscorer with 118 goals, has been called up by Roberto Martinez, and could feature in this game as he looks to break the record of most appearances in the international circuit, currently sitting on 196 caps. The 38-year-old will fancy himself to get on the score-sheet against the minnow nation as well.

Portugal are heavy favourites in this clash between the top and bottom seeds in Group J, which looks to be a total mismatch on paper.
Portugal vs Liechtenstein confirmed line-ups

Portugal XI (5-3-2): Patricio; Cancelo, Danilo, Dias, Inacio, Guerreiro; Fernandes, Palhinha, Silva; Ronaldo, Felix

Liechtenstein XI (5-3-2): Buchel; Wolfinger, Malin, Traber, Hofer, Meier; Frommelt, Weiser, Hasler; Gassner, Sele
Portugal vs Liechtenstein LIVE updates

Commentary
end 14Match ends, Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0.
90'+4'end 2Second Half ends, Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0.
90'+4'postJoão Mário (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a corner.
90'+3'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Niklas Beck.
90'+3'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
90'+1'missAttempt missed. João Mário (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro following a corner.
90'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
90'substitutionSubstitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bruno Fernandes.
89'missAttempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
88'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
88'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
86'attempt savedAttempt saved. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
86'free kick wonJoão Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'free kick lostFoul by Jakob Lorenz (Liechtenstein).
84'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
84'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
83'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
83'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
82'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
80'substitutionSubstitution, Liechtenstein. Seyhan Yildiz replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
80'substitutionSubstitution, Liechtenstein. Niklas Beck replaces Aron Sele.
79'missAttempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
79'substitutionSubstitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Bernardo Silva.
78'substitutionSubstitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
75'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
73'offsideOffside, Portugal. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Rúben Dias is caught offside.
73'missAttempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
72'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
72'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
72'attempt savedAttempt saved. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
71'attempt savedAttempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
69'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67'substitutionSubstitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.
67'substitutionSubstitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Danilo Pereira.
65'missAttempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
65'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
64'free kick wonJoão Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64'free kick lostFoul by Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein).
63'goalGoal! Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
61'free kick wonJoão Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61'free kick lostFoul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
60'substitutionSubstitution, Liechtenstein. Jakob Lorenz replaces Philipp Gassner.
60'substitutionSubstitution, Liechtenstein. Fabio Wolfinger replaces Livio Meier.
59'attempt savedAttempt saved. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
58'free kick lostFoul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
58'free kick wonAron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57'offsideOffside, Portugal. João Félix tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
55'missAttempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
54'attempt savedAttempt saved. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
51'penalty goalGoal! Portugal 3, Liechtenstein 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
50'penalty wonPenalty Portugal. João Cancelo draws a foul in the penalty area.
50'penalty lostPenalty conceded by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) after a foul in the penalty area.
48'missAttempt missed. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Gassner.
47'goalGoal! Portugal 2, Liechtenstein 0. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
startSecond Half begins Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0.
45'+4'end 1First Half ends, Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0.
41'missAttempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
38'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
38'substitutionSubstitution, Liechtenstein. Simon Lüchinger replaces Andreas Malin because of an injury.
38'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
38'attempt savedAttempt saved. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
37'end delayDelay over. They are ready to continue.
34'start delayDelay in match because of an injury Andreas Malin (Liechtenstein).
34'missAttempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
33'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
30'free kick lostFoul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
30'free kick wonSandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'missAttempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
29'attempt blockedAttempt blocked. Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
27'attempt savedAttempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
23'missAttempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
22'missAttempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
19'missAttempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
17'free kick lostFoul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
17'free kick wonAron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16'attempt savedAttempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15'free kick wonJoão Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15'free kick lostFoul by Andreas Malin (Liechtenstein).
14'offsideOffside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
13'free kick wonJoão Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13'free kick lostFoul by Noah Frommelt (Liechtenstein).
12'free kick lostFoul by Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal).
12'free kick wonAron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'free kick lostFoul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
9'free kick wonSandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'goalGoal! Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
7'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
3'cornerCorner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
startFirst Half begins.
lineupLineups are announced and players are warming up.
Portugal upcoming fixtures

Portugal has qualified for all 12 major tournaments this century and should have little trouble keeping that record. With Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Slovakia, and Luxembourg rounding up Group J, it wouldn't be a surprise if they finish their qualification campaign with maximum points.

After facing Liechtenstein, they will make the trip to Luxembourg Stadium to face The Red Lions in another fixture where the Portuguese will enter as huge favourites.

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