Portugal vs Poland – Euro Cup
8:28 PMCristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal reached the quarter-final after a gruelling last-16 clash with Croatia, where a 117th-minute Ricardo Quaresma goal saw them through.
The Stade Velodrome crowd will see Real Madrid forward Ronaldo up against Poland and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, with the pair hitting a combined 93 goals in the 2015/16 season for their clubs.
Poland, who have reached the last eight of a major tournament for the first time since the World Cup in 1982, beat Switzerland on penalties in the last 16.Lukasz Fabianski is set to continue in between the sticks for Poland as Wojciech Szczesny still struggles with a thigh injury.
Portugal have been boosted by the return of Andre Gomes and Raphael Guerreiro to training ahead. The two players joined the main group in the morning session on Wednesday after sitting out two days of practice.
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