Brave Portugal hold nerve in penalty drama against Poland

Portugal survived a shoot-out drama to beat Poland 5-3 on penalties in last night’s Euro 2016 quarter-final. It was a night where Renato Sanches demonstrated why Manchester United tried — and ultimately failed — to beat Bayern Munich to his signature with a spectacular solo goal for Portugal.

United thought they had landed the 18-year-old attacking midfielder from Benfica earlier this year, but the Germans trumped them with a fee of over €30m that could rise to €70m ultimately.

It was easy to see why the teenager is so highly rated, when he scored a deflected equaliser in the 33rd minute after Robert Lewandowski had opened the scoring — and his own account at Euro 2016 — with the quickest goal of the tournament.