The Sunday Post (Dundee)

HOW THEY PLAYED

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MOROCCO YASSINE BOUNOU (8)

Made three vital saves to maintain his clean sheet.

ACHRAF HAKIMI (8)

Defended well against Felix and Leao, but also howed some attacking threat with a couple of darting runs forward.

JAWAD EL YAMIQ (8)

Held firm under relentless pressure. particular­ly late in the game. Hardly let anything past him.

ROMAIN SAISS (7)

Kept the Portuguese frontline at bay during his 55 minutes on the pitch. Substitute­d with an injury.

YAHYA ATTIAT-ALLAH (8)

Rock-solid defensivel­y, and assisted the winning goal.

SOFYAN AMRABAT (8)

Combative as ever in midfield. Helped relieve the pressure on the backline with some calm play on the ball.

AZZEDINE OUNAHI (8)

The standout during the game. He ran continuall­y and hardly gave the ball away.

SELIM AMALLAH (7)

Worked hard, battled, and showed some of his quality on the ball. Substitute­d in the second half.

HAKIM ZIYECH (7)

Looked very good on the ball and swung in a couple of dangerous set-pieces.

YOUSSEF EN-NESYRI (8)

Produced a brilliant leap for his goal. Caused loads of problems for Dias and Pepe before being substitute­d.

SOFIANE BOUFAL (7)

Displayed his talent with some fine footwork and mazy dribbling runs.

Substitute­s – Achraf Dari (7), Walid Cheddira (4), Badr Benoun (6), Yahya Jabrane (6), Zakaria Aboukhlal (5)

PORTUGAL DIOGO COSTA (4)

Made an error for the winning goal. Rarely tested otherwise.

DIOGO DALOT (5)

Given some problems by Boufal. Got forward on plenty of occasions but his final ball was disappoint­ing.

RUBEN DIAS (5)

Struggled to deal with En-nesyri. Arguably could have done better for the goal.

PEPE (6)

Defended well enough. Squandered a golden chance at the end.

RAPHAEL GUERREIRO (5)

Defended well enough, but offered very little going forward. Substitute­d early in the second half.

RUBEN NEVES (5)

Didn’t have much of an impact on the game. Substitute­d early in the second half.

OTAVIO (6)

Had a few nice touches without being too involved. Created one chance for Ramos in the second half.

BERNARDO SILVA (6)

Good on the ball as always, but wasn’t incisive enough in the final third.

BRUNO FERNANDES (6)

Often looked like the one who was going to create something for Portugal. End product could have been better in the second half.

GONCALO RAMOS (5)

Kept fairly quiet by Morocco’s centreback­s. Missed a chance in the second half.

JOAO FELIX (7)

Involved in most of what Portugal created. Unlucky not to score on a couple of occasions.

Substitute­s – Cristiano Ronaldo (5), Joao Cancelo (5), Vitinha (5), Rafael Leao (6), Ricardo Horta (5)

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