Poland vs Portugal player ratings: Who shone brightest in Marseille?
Robert Lewandowski and Renato Sanches traded goals before the quarter-final was settled from the spot
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Your support makes all the difference.Poland took an early lead in their first ever European Championship quarter-final but were pegged back by a Portugal side with more history in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the shoot-out and helped his country through to next Wednesday's opening semi-final, where they will face either Belgium or Wales.
But which players took top billing? Check out our ratings and leave your comments in the section below.
POLAND
Łukasz Fabiański 6 out of 10
Wrong-footed slightly by deflection for Sanches equaliser and not called upon for large periods until shoot-out
Łukasz Piszczek 7 out of 10
Defended well against intermittent threat of Ronaldo and got forward well
Kamil Glik 8 out of 10
New Monaco signing continued his fine tournament, making large number of clearances and blocks. Unfortunate to be on losing side
Michał Pazdan 7 out of 10
Quietly impressive again but fortunate not to give away penalty with bodycheck on Ronaldo
Artur Jędrzejczyk 6 out of 10
Strong in the tackle as ever and picked up customary booking
Jakub Błaszczykowski 7 out of 10
Goals in last two matches propelled Poland into last eight and unlucky to be fall guy in penalty shoot-out
Grzegorz Krychowiak 7 out of 10
Rarely gave away possession and a threat with his passing from deep
Krzysztof Mączyński 7 out of 10
Swept up loose ball and helped patrol area in front of defence, limiting Portugal threat
Kamil Grosicki 7 out of 10
Sent in cross for Lewandowski opener and always positive when on the ball
Arkadiusz Milik 6 out of 10
Went close with couple of attempts when really should have scored
Robert Lewandowski 6 out of 10
Finally broke his Euro 2016 duck but quiet thereafter. Confident spot-kick in shoot-out.
Bartosz Kapustka 6 out of 10
Great hope returned form suspension to add late impetus from the bench
PORTUGAL
Rui Patrício 7 out of 10
Not entirely convincing with handling but made all-important save in shoot-out
Cédric Soares 6 out of 10
Did some things well, others not so much. Remains a divider of opinion among supporters
Pepe 8 out of 10
Best player on the pitch, used physicality well and dominated against Polish attack
José Fonte 7 out of 10
Benefitted from commanding showing of Pepe and played part in keeping Poland out after opener
Eliseu 6 out of 10
Struggled to make impact after being brought back into the side
William Carvalho 7 out of 10
Caught the eye with his positional sense and time on the ball. Banned for semi-final, however.
João Mário 6 out of 10
Struggled for composure at times and replaced by ultimate hero Quaresma
Renato Sanches 8 out of 10
Hot young prospect earned start and showed what all fuss is about with fine goal and composed penalty
Adrien Silva 6 out of 10
Did not make as much an impact as hoped, having impressed against Croatia in last sixteen
Nani 7 out of 10
Headed wide early on but has enjoyed a fairly decent tournament so far. Scored from spot
Cristiano Ronaldo 6 out of 10
Quiet again but opened scoring for his side in the shoot-out to play his part
Joao Moutinho 7 out of 10
Played some delightful balls to highlight folly in his starting on the bench,
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