Portugal take on Luxembourg at the Algarve Stadium in a showdown that gets interesting as Luxembourg still have a chance of qualifying for the European Cup
Portugal and Luxembourg will face off in a close showdown today at 3:45pm, but it could bring us some surprises as Portugal will have to show up without their stars and personalities. Cristiano Ronaldo.
cristiano ronaldo He will not be available for the match against Luxembourg. The 38-year-old star will have to miss the game due to card accumulation. Although Portugal defeated Slovakia 1-0 in the last game, Ronaldo received a yellow card and was therefore suspended in today’s game.
Portugal takes on Luxembourg at the Algarve Stadium in a showdown that becomes interesting as Luxembourg still have a chance of qualifying for the European Cup. Well, they are level with Slovakia on points.
Therefore, Luc Holz will aim to take as little damage as possible and, if possible, repeat the approach against Iceland, who had Maxime Sarno, Ivandro Borges Sanchez and Daniel Sinani’s goal beat Iceland 3-1.
Why doesn’t Cristiano Ronaldo play against Luxembourg?
cristiano ronaldoPortugal’s undisputed goalscorer will be unavailable for the match against Luxembourg due to a suspension due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Portugal confirms squad
Diogo Costa, Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Goncalo Inacio, Diogo Dalot, Danilo Pereira, Bruno Fernandez, Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota, Rafael Leao and Goncalo Ramos.
Background Portugal vs Luxembourg: Last 5 matches
- March 26, 2023 Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal.
- October 12, 2021, Portugal 5-0 Luxembourg.
- March 30, 2021 Luxembourg 1-3 Portugal.
- November 17, 2019 Luxembourg 0-2 Portugal.
- On October 11, 2019, Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg.