Portugal are out of the EURO 2020 and will not be able to defend the title they won in France 5 years ago. Cristiano Ronaldo & Co were eliminated by Belgium and will watch the rest of the tournament as spectators.After the conceded goal, which was scored by Dortmund’s Thorgan Hazard in the closing minutes of the first half, Portugal fully focused on getting back in the game and equalizing – altogether 24 shots towards Thibaut Courtois’ goal (truth be told – only five were on goal).Second half passed in constant attacking pressure of the Portuguese and several dangerous counter-attacks by the Belgians.Ronaldo has serious problem with captain’s armband – he threw another oneAmong those missed chances Portugal had, one player took almost all the attention of Manchester United legend Roy Keane, as he was analyzing the match with ITV.Keane even labelled Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix as an ‘imposter’ after the youngster missed a late opportunity. Despite Portugal creating several good chances throughout the game, one goal was enough to send Belgium through to the quarter finals. Substitute Felix missed a huge opportunity in stoppage time after Ronaldo neatly set the ball off for the 21-year-old.’I get really annoyed when they’re quality players.’ Keane said on ITV, talking about Portugal’s misses.’There’s no excuse to be leaning back and just missing the target, just test the goalkeeper because these are top players there’s no getting around it.’Felix when he came on, that guy is an imposter. He comes on and the country needs you, just hit the target, he’s what, £100million? ‘If I was Ronaldo you’d certainly be going for him in the dressing room.’EURO 2020: Spain coach calling for police assistance, Pogba proposes a new tactic for FranceFelix signed for the new Spanish champions from Benfica for 160 million USD, becoming the fourth most expensive transfer ever and the most expensive teenager.Alongside Felix, who saw his first minutes of the tournament after coming in in the 56th minute, Ronaldo and Diego Jota missed their chances also. Arsenal legend Ian Wright felt that Portugal should have had Felix and Bruno Fernandes in the starting line-up.’When Felix, Fernandes and Andre Silva came on they had a bit more impetus in terms of progressing the ball and they may have put them under a bit more pressure.’If they started with them and kept the same intensity in closing down, they might have missed a trick there as Belgium weren’t quite on it.’Whose title is it? We don’t know yet – but it’s not Ronaldo’sWright shared Keane’s view that chances had to be converted by Portugal’s front three – especially the chances Felix and Jota had.’For me those two chances, especially with Jota, at this level you can’t be leaning back, you’ve got to hit the target.’It what could be considered a ‘final before the final’, given what participating teams showed so far at the tournament, Belgium will face Italy in the quarter-finals on Friday in Munich.
