Varela toast of Portugal

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.

The Porto forward smashed home the winner, having come on just four minutes earlier, after Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo had missed two straightforward opportunities to put the result beyond Denmark.

Portugal’s chances had looked increasingly remote with just three minutes remaining after they squandered a two-goal lead.