Simon Collings compares the two sides before they clash in Euro 2016 final.

Portugal 2 Wales 0: It shouldn’t be all about Cristiano Ronaldo, it really shouldn’t, but from the moment people labelled this match as Ronaldo v Bale you knew there was no way on earth he was going to settle for second best — and that’s why Wales are finally out of Euro 2016 and Portugal can look forward to the final in Paris on Sunday.

Iceland 1 Portugal 1: It was meant to be all about Cristiano Ronaldo in St Etienne but a man nicknamed Thor stole his thunder as Iceland held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Group F.

Chris Smalling sent England to Euro 2016 on the back of another win, but the late header could not mask an underwhelming display against Portugal.

Sporting Lisbon 0 Chelsea 1

Champions League Group G

Sweden 2 Portugal 3 (Portugal win 4-2 on aggregate)

The story goes that Juan Martin Hernandez could have been a professional soccer player had he twisted his neck and glanced down a different road.

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Come back England, all is forgiven.

Portugal 0 Spain 0 (After extra-time. Spain win 4-2 on penalties)

Substitute Silvestre Varela kept alive Portugal’s hopes of qualifying from Group B with a late strike to spare the blushes of some of his more illustrious team-mates in Lviv.

Portugal 3 Denmark 2

Athletic Bilbao 3 Sporting Lisbon 1 (Athletic Bilbao win 4-3 on aggregate)

Manchester City 3 Sporting Lisbon 2 (Agg: 3-3, Sporting win on away goals)

Sporting Lisbon 1 Manchester City 0

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini last night confirmed striker Mario Balotelli had been fined a week’s wages for breaking a club curfew.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Portugal 0

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA failed to make the most of home advantage as they played out a terrible goalless draw with Portugal in the first leg of their Euro 2012 play-off in Zenica.

Rangers 1 Sporting Lisbon 1

EVERTON manager David Moyes saw his side humbled in Lisbon for the second time this season and crash out of the Europa League in the process.

Everton 2 Sporting Lisbon 1

Sporting Lisbon 0 Rangers 2 (Aggregate score: 0-2)

RANGERS dreams of European glory took a knock when they drew a blank against Sporting Lisbon in their UEFA Cup quarter-final first-leg clash at Ibrox.

Rangers 0 Sporting Lisbon 0

Bolton 1 Sporting Lisbon 1

Sporting Lisbon 3 Dynamo Kiev 0

ARGENTINA’S director of rugby Les Cusworth is convinced the best is yet to come from Juan Martin Hernandez, the Pumas fly-half dubbed rugby’s Maradona.

THE Republic of Ireland made history yesterday as they claimed their first ever tournament title at U-21 level winning the Madeira International Tournament after a dramatic 4-0 victory over Madeira on the final day.

Madeira selection 0, Republic of Ireland 4