Portugal defeated Switzerland 4-0 at the Estádio José Alvalade to win for the first time in Group A2 of the new UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo was unstoppable in his return to his footballing birthplace, scoring twice in four minutes to record 117 international goals.

There were no early indicators of the devastation, and the Swiss may have been the first to strike at Sporting Lisbon's home.

Ronaldo blasted low through the wall with a trademark puff of his cheeks, only for Gregor Kobel to save his effort with a deflection off Kevin Mbabu's foot. But, in the blink of an eye, frustration transformed to elation when the rebound dropped to Carvalho, who scored his fifth international goal.

The floodgates erupted, Ronaldo made it 2-0 with a superb finish following a combination play from Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Jota.

With Portugal in complete control, Ronaldo's second goal was obviously a foregone conclusion – and it came just four minutes later, when he tapped in a rebound after Jota's shot was mishandled by Kobel, putting the game out of reach before halftime.

Ronaldo thought he had scored a hat-trick against the Swiss once more, capping off another sweeping counterattack shortly after half-time under the careful eye of his distraught mother in the stands.

The elation, however, was fleeting, as Otavio had strayed offside during the build-up, much to Ronaldo's chagrin. That didn't matter much, as Cancelo quickly made it four by nicking the ball off the onrushing Kobel's feet and passing into an empty net.

Portugal has has only lost once in 14 UNL games, and has won eight of the 13 games played at the Estadio Jose Alvalade this century.

With three defeats in the last four games following a dream start to his term, Swiss coach Murat Yakin is under enormous pressure.

Source: https://twitter.com/goal/status/1533548762504876033?t=Tstgz8ZM7glwmw1Zr6XOKA&s=19

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The older the better ..

Ronaldo is the greatest of all time what a player

So this is what Pendu has been enjoying in Europe all these years
Ehn Obembet?

uchaymart:
The older the better ..

Am telling u..

Some idiots fans now argument on that Messi scored 5 Goals against lower team which is true and some idiots fans will arguments that Ronaldo scored only 2. To me I think we should praise both goats

obembet:


Am telling u..

Some idiots fans now argument on that Messi scored 5 Goals against lower team even though it's true and some idiots fans will arguments that Ronaldo scored only 2 but some lovely, Respected, genius and true football will praise both goats

this English get as he be ooo chai

Nothing concern me with CR7. My mind just dey on those people killed in Owo.

obembet:


Am telling u..

Some idiots fans now argument on that Messi scored 5 Goals against lower team even though it's true and some idiots fans will arguments that Ronaldo scored only 2 but some lovely, Respected, genius and true football will praise both goats

Shut up.. E pain you say Messi score five goals in one meeting, what your pendulum couldn't do in four meetings. That is why you created this thread to massage your bruised ego for cr7..
No forget say Messi also scored two against the same Switzerland some years back and that time they(Switzerland) were stronger this!!


Na una talk say European tough pass cops America. Messi just tasted what ronaldo has been using to statspad.

If Messi had been playing European qualifier, he could've gotten 150+ int'l goals.

Make FIFA give Argentina friendly with Luxembourg, I want check something

See stats padding..

Cc: ghettokid paulolee where una dey na?

messi scored 5 against Almighty eatonia, dt thread wont reach fp bt na dis cr7 scoring a brace would sounds better to them..
dnt av much to say...just saw dt video of church killing n it broke me....rip to the departed
Messi would forever b my GOAT

Favaman:


Shut up.. E pain you say Messi score five goals in one meeting, what your pendulum couldn't do in four meetings. That is why you created this thread to massage your bruised ego for cr7..
No forget say Messi also scored two against the same Switzerland some years back and that time they(Switzerland) were stronger this!!


Na una talk say European tough pass cops America. Messi just tasted what ronaldo has been using to statspad.

If Messi had been playing European qualifier, he could've gotten 150+ int'l goals.

Make FIFA give Argentina friendly with Luxembourg, I want check something

See stats padding..

I swear...Argentina fa are working on more friendlies against Malta, gilbrata, luxemburg, faroe island moldovia n Trinidad..

paulolee:
k

Comrade, I salute you, I been dey wait for you for your vawulence... Sha me don drop some sha, na about 20kilo, you fit give us like 100 or so

paulolee:

I swear...Argentina fa are working on more friendlies against Malta, gilbrata, luxemburg, faroe island moldovia n Trinidad..

obembet:


Am telling u..

Some idiots fans now argument on that Messi scored 5 Goals against lower team even though it's true and some idiots fans will arguments that Ronaldo scored only 2 but some lovely, Respected, genius and true football will praise both goats

respect both goats bt messi won a trophy last week n u went silent n turned a blind eye..
messi scored 5 goals against estonia n u didnt hear about it..
assuming messi lost dt cup or lost against Estonia, una for jus create thread n put for fp..
cr7 scored 2 goals n u rush create thread dt would end in FP before tomorrow evening....
u and the mods should continue ur sentiments n bias..
I know u all secretly like messi n enjoy watching him than cr7 but una no wan admit am..

kenzysmith:
Ronaldo is the greatest of all time what a player

because he scored 2 goals against same Switzerland dt messi did a brace against d last time deu played..
na u know why u de call am goat...if goat is just goals, we for no de hear names like maradona bcoz he scored less goals BT won trophies n very influential in games.
messi currently gat more trophies and balloons...cnt wait to see ur goat in Europa to break more goals record n u continue calling him goat..

Favaman:


Comrade, I salute you, I been dey wait for you for your vawulence... Sha me don drop some sha, na about 20kilo, you fit give us like 100 or so

na normal vawulence o....no peace of penaldo fans..
Messi won cup n scored 5 goals, we saw nothing...just 2 tapins, him rush de create thread..

chatinent:
Nothing concern me with CR7. My mind just dey on those people killed in Owo.

May their souls rest in peace. Very sad.

paulolee:

respect both goats bt messi won a trophy last week n u went silent n turned a blind eye..
messi scored 5 goals against estonia n u didnt hear about it..
assuming messi lost dt cup or lost against Estonia, una for jus create thread n put for fp..
cr7 scored 2 goals n u rush create thread dt would end in FP before tomorrow evening....
u and the mods should continue ur sentiments n bias..

Sometimes when i see this her posts i feel like deleting it but then i remember that its just nairaland.

Lol, Obembet will never disappoint with her petty style: Ignore Messi's triumphs and celebrate Wasiu's irrelevancies.

Messi has scored 5 goals in a single match against the European opposition Ronaldo so loved to statpad against, yet it's the 2 tap-ins Ronaldo scored that's worthy of front page. Messi won MOTM in the Euro-Conmebol super cup with an outstanding display orchestrating the destruction of the European champions, yet he was ignored on Nairaland.

The great thing is that although you created this thread for Wasiu, na Messi we go use am celebrate. The GOAT can never be hidden under Obembet and Nairaland mod's putrid bias.

It's obvious that if Messi were also playing the likes of Estonia, Moldova, Liechestein, Andorra, Faroe Islands, San Marino and so many other bricklaying teams every year like Ronaldo does, he'd be the highest national goalscorer with not less than 200 goals for Argentina by now.

I'm just happy that Messi had a taste of what the best and worst of European team had to offer all within a week, and he laid them both to waste. A big L for the dunces downplaying the Copa and saying Argentina wouldn't cut it against European opposition.

Lol... too many Pessi fans on this thread....

Jokerman:
Lol... too many Pessi fans on this thread....

Because we are all tired of this penaldo monik always feeding us cr7 news n ignoring messi... It should be a level playing ground for both na...but penaldians say its must be only cr7

Nice one from C. Ronaldo.
Portugal got Cancelo, Bernado Silva, Bruno fernandez, Jota, Andre Silva and several high quality players.
They have no excuse not to succeed!

But if this Argentina team led by Lionel Messi go on to win the Qatar 2022 FIFA World cup,
Hmm, i seriously wonder wetin go happen to this OP and Cr7/Man u fans in general

ThierryJay:
Lol, Obe.mbet will never disappoint with her petty style: Ignore Messi's triumphs and celebrate Wasiu's irrelevancies.

Messi has scored 5 goals in a single match against the European opposition Ronaldo so loved to statpad against, yet it's the 2 tap-ins Ronaldo scored that's worthy of front page. Messi won MOTM in the Euro-Conmebol super cup with an outstanding display orchestrating the destruction of the European champions, yet he was ignored on Nairaland.

The great thing is that although you created this thread for Wasiu, na Messi we go use am celebrate. The GOAT can never be hidden under Obembet and Nairaland mod's putrid bias.

It's obvious that if Messi were also playing the likes of Estonia, Moldova, Liechestein, Andorra, Faroe Islands, San Marino and so many other bricklaying teams every year like Ronaldo does, he'd be the highest national goalscorer with not less than 200 goals for Argentina by now.

I'm just happy that Messi had a taste of what the best and worst of European team had to offer all within a week, and he laid them both to waste. A big L for the dunces downplaying the Copa and saying Argentina wouldn't cut it against European opposition.

Bro, obembe.t is a guy with hairy balls. We knew when he joined nl
All those female identity is just a mirage.

If this topic gets to the FP, then this will confirm the frequent complain of this website mod bias.

In fact, I'm sure that if Messi didn't had a better night than Pendu, this topic will be on the FP already. But as usual, they will always find a way to ridicule anything Messi does, same thing Pendu has been doing for years.

They didn't remember Estonia is ranked 110 when Pendu played them in World cup qualifier home and away , but they suddenly remember when Messi played them and exposed what we've been saying about European teams having more minnows than big teams.

Hopefully Messi can as well play Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Andorra, Faroe Islands and more minnows so as to enjoy the stat padding as well