Denmark v Portugal – Line-ups, stats and preview

Denmark v Portugal – Line-ups, stats and preview

Match preview for Denmark v Portugal

Denmark welcome Portugal to Copenhagen for the primary leg of their Nations League quarter-final on Thursday night time.

The winners of the two-legged contest will earn the best to face both Italy or Germany within the semi-finals in June as Portugal look to turn out to be the primary nation so as to add a second Nations League triumph after successful the primary ever event in 2019.

Two wins, two draw and two defeats was sufficient for Denmark to complete second in Group A4 behind Spain, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Co going unbeaten in A1 to seal prime spot forward of the likes of Croatia, Scotland and Poland.

Portugal have been overwhelmed on penalties by France in Euro 2024 however responded by successful 4 of their six Nations League video games, with Roberto Martinez hoping to ship some silverware with this proficient crop of gamers.

Whereas he possesses a squad filled with expertise, they nonetheless led by Ronaldo on the grand outdated age of 40, having scored 5 targets within the group stage of this competitors to take his complete worldwide tally to a sensational 135.

Denmark, in the meantime, are on the hunt for his or her first victory below new head coach Brian Riemer, who has overseen a 2-1 defeat towards European champions Spain and a goalless draw with Serbia, which was nonetheless sufficient to safe development in A4.

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