Cristiano Ronaldo dominates with brace as Portugal crush Poland 5-1 to advance in UEFA Nations League

With a brace and a great performance by Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal secured first place in their group.

Marczuk scores a great goal to give Poland its first goal of the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores a great bicycle kick for Portugal's fifth goal.

Pedro Neto scored the fourth goal of the game after a great assist from Cristiano Ronaldo

Bruno Fernandes scores a stunning goal from outside the box to give Portugal a 3-0 lead.

Poland's Kacper Urbanski left the field to be replaced by Adam Buksa.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored Portugal's second goal from the penalty spot to take the lead.

Poland can't keep the ball and Portugal seems to be closer to the second goal

Rafael Leao headed the first goal of the game from Nuno Mendes' cross to give Portugal the lead.

Poland goalkeeper Marcin Bulka was shown the yellow card for time-keeping.

Both teams are doing a good job defensively and there is no difference in the match.

In Poland, Mateusz Bogusz and Jan Bednarek were replaced by Sebastian Walukiewicz and Dominik Marczuk.

In Portugal, Joao Neves was replaced by Vitinha.

The game is on again in Porto!

The game goes to halftime with Poland being a little more offensive than Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo was cautioned after complaining about a penalty that the referee did not award.

Cristiano Ronaldo misses a great chance in the six-yard box after a pass from Rafael Leao.

Portugal had their first chance of the match when Rafael Leao's header went over the goal.

A great shot outside the box from Piatek that goes just wide of Diogo Costa's post.

Poland's first substitution of the match, Bartosz Bereszyński comes off with an injury and Jakub Kaminski takes his place.

The referee cautioned Bruno Fernandes, who will miss the next match due to accumulation of cards.

Joao Neves also received a yellow card and is the second of the match.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a good chance from a free-kick but the ball went over the goal.

Poland are defending very well and Portugal are unable to get forward in attack.

A good team move ended in a cross that was headed in by Bartosz Bereszyński but Diogo Costa caught the ball easily.

Although Portugal controlled the ball, the start is very even and neither team had a clear chance.

Portugal and Poland are playing at Estádio do Dragão!

The teams are warming up and the game will kick-off in a few minutes!

Portugal sit at the top of the Group 1A standings with 10 points after the first four matchdays. Close behind is Croatia with 7 points, while Poland follow with 4 points, and Scotland round out the group with just 1 point.

The two teams have faced off 14 times in their history, with Portugal showcasing their dominance by securing six victories. Poland has managed to come out on top three times, while the other five matchups ended in draws.

In their last game, Portugal secured a 3-1 victory over Poland in Warsaw.

Portugal will host Poland at Estádio do Dragão, FC Porto's home stadium since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal.

The last time Portugal played here was in 2023, where Cristiano Ronaldo's team secured a 3-2 victory against Slovakia in a friendly match.

An inside view of Estadio do Dragao.

Poland's line-up is confirmed and they will be without Robert Lewandowski, who suffered an injury with FC Barcelona.

Michał Probierz's line-up: Marcin Bulka; Kamil Piatkowski, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior; Bartosz Bereszynski, Sebastian Szymariski, Taras Romanczuk, Piotr Zielinski, Nicola Zalewski; Krzysztof Piatek, Kacper Urbanski.

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting line-up! Roberto Martinez's confirmed lineup:

Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Antonio Silva, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves,  Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva; Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leão.

Lithuanian Donatas Rumšas will officiate today's clash between Portugal and Poland.

• Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
• Assistant 1: Aleksandr Radio (LTU)
• Assistant 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
• Fourth official: Robertas Valikonis (LTU)
• VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
• AVAR: Donatas Šimenas (LTU)

The clash between Portugal and Poland for the Matchday 5 of 2024-25 UEFA Nations League will kick off at 2:45 PM (ET).

There will be many options to watch Portugal vs Poland live in the USA.

If you want to watch the match in the US, it will be available for viewers on Fubo.

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The two teams will face each other at Estádio do Dragão in Portugal.

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