Luxembourg is a tiny country, and its national football team is even smaller. Beating them is not exactly an achievement – even if it’s by six goals. But you can’t help but admire the desire, and hunger Portugal’s captain Cristiano Ronaldo showed when faced with the amateur side.The home team had a daunting task, but they still gave it a good go against one of the world’s best — and most expensive — football teams. And yes, they conceded six, and yes, Ronaldo scored a couple and celebrated as if he’d just scored in a World Cup final, but that attitude is what made him one of the best ever to play the game. You have the right to dislike him, but you’d be wrong not to admire his approach to football.Cristiano Ronaldo has more goals after turning 30 years old (376) than Wayne Rooney has in his entire career. (366)THERES LEVELS TO THIS SHIT 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/fm9NNlOmvI— Janty (@CFC_Janty) March 26, 2023 After putting Portugal ahead in the first 9 minutes of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second of the night in the 33rd minute, giving Portugal a 4-0 lead before the halftime break.New Portugal coach Roberto Martinez didn’t want to experiment, determined to get a strong start in his role. So he fielded the best players available to him and saw Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Otavio and Rafael Leao all get on the score sheet.##NAJAVA_MECA_7126058##Elsewhere in the Euro 2024 qualifications, Italy enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win in Malta, but Roberto Mancini’s team left a lot to be desired. Malta, one of the worst national teams in the world, created far too many chances. Thankfully, new boy Mateo Retegui made it two goals in his two maiden Italy appearances to set the Azzurri on the road to their first three points of the campaign.EURO 2024 – QualifiersSundayKazakhstan – Denmark 3-2 (0-2)/Zaynutdinov 73 pen, Tagybergen 86, Aymbetov 89 – Hojlund 21, 35/Liechenstein – Iceland 0-7 (0-2)/Olafsson 3, Haraldson 38, Gunnarsson 48, 68, 73 pen, Gudjohnsen 85, Ellertsson 87/England – Ukraine 2-0 (2-0)/Kane 37, Saka 40/Slovenia – San Marino 2-0 (0-0)/Sesko 56, Di Maio 60 og/Slovakia – Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 (2-0)/Mak 13, Haraslin 40/Luxembourg – Portugal 0-6 (0-4)/Ronaldo 9, 31, Felix 15, Bernardo 18, Otavio 77, Leao 89/Malta – Italy 0-2 (0-2)/Retegui 18, Pessina 27/Northern Ireland – Finland 0-1 (0-1)/Kallman 28/
