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Portugal 1-0 Wales: Joao Felix spares Cristiano Ronaldo's blushes in Nations League win
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- Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC
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Joao Felix scored the only goal in Portugal’s 1-0 win over Wales, deflecting a long-range strike in off Ben Davies to give new manager Jorge Jesus a winning start. Felix cost Atletico Madrid a reported €126m in 2019, then failed to convince Chelsea on a permanent move and managed just three goals in 21 games…
Report as Wales suffer defeat on their return to the Nations League Group A with Joao Felixs deflected first-half effort the difference in Lisbon; Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score from any of his seven shots, including an easy chance in the second half
Having only beaten Portugal once before, in a friendly way back in May 1951, it was always going to be a tall order for Craig Bellamy's Welsh side to overcome the reigning Nations League champions in Lisbon.