RONALDO AT THE DOUBLE
CRISTIANO RONALDO scored twice as Portugal swept to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Switzerland in their Nations League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.
William Carvalho and Joao Cancelo were also on the scoresheet as the home side wasted several chances to inflict more humiliation on the Swiss,
Even so, last night marked their heaviest defeat since losing to Germany by the same scoreline in 2008.
Portugal have four points from their opening two Group A2 matches and are ahead of secondplaced Czech Republic on goal difference.
Switzerland are on zero after back-to-back losses and are now winless in their last four encounters since they qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.
In the group’s other match, a late Inigo Martinez header bailed out Spain as they escaped with a 2-2 draw against an impressive Czech outfit in Prague.
The home side started well and took the lead after four minutes. Jan Kuchta squared the ball for Jakub Pesek to slot home.
Gavi levelled for Spain in first-half stoppage time but the Czechs took the lead again in 66 minutes as Kuchta lobbed keeper Unai Simon.
However, the away side once again got themselves back on terms when Martinez headed home his first international goal in the 90th minute.
Meanwhile, Celtic’s Giorgos Giakoumakis started for Greece as they beat Kosovo 1-0 in Prishtina to top Group C2.
A first-half strike by captain Tasos Bakasetas was enough to seal their second successive single goal win on the road after their defeat of Northern Ireland.