Theo Hernandez scored the successful penalty towards France after Portugal’s Joao Felix hit the submit within the sequence after a 0-0 draw to ship Didier Deschamps’ facet into the Euro 2024 semi-finals towards Spain.
There have been no tears this time for Cristiano Ronaldo, who was overcome with emotion throughout Portugal’s last-16 win over Slovenia, however regardless of changing his spot-kick, the 39-year-old’s remaining Euro marketing campaign was over defeat. On the finish of all of it, he was left to console his excellent 41-year-old teammate Pepe.
Ronaldo was on the sidelines for many of the tough contest, though either side felt they may have received within the second half of regulation time. France’s Mike Magnan made two sharp stops to maintain out Bruno Fernandes and Vitinho earlier than smothering Ronaldo’s follow-up shot, whereas Kola Muani noticed his shot blocked on the different finish by Ruben Diaz earlier than Eduardo Comavingo’s close-range shot went broad lengthy bar.
Affect substitute Ousmane Dembele hit the submit within the dying moments of the 90s, however in added time, the latest European champions threw warning to the wind. A cross for Ronaldo was damaged as Pepe and Dayot Upamecana celebrated blocks like objectives.
The principle speaking level in that additional interval was that Kylian Mbappe was despatched off at half-time after being hit within the face earlier within the match. France’s star man – carrying a masks and nursing a damaged nostril – will need to have been in critical discomfort as he left the sphere earlier than the shoot-out, however his countrymen have been excellent from 12 yards.
Joao Felix was the one participant to overlook, hitting his effort towards the submit, giving Hernandez the possibility to ship France into the ultimate 4 to face Spain in Munich on Tuesday.
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