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Ronaldo already had two goals to his name within 13 minutes of the World Cup qualifier, having netted twice from the penalty spot in the space of just five minutes. Palhinha scored with a header from a corner taken by Fernandes and won by a quite extraordinary piece of skill from Ronaldo, who almost completed his hat-trick with a stunning bicycle-kick. Ronaldo cushioned the ball and it sat up nicely for him. The Man United superstar couldn’t resist but to attempt the bikey, which was unfortunately saved by the goalkeeper.

  Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo came close to completing his hat-trick during Portugal vs Luxembourg with a stunning bicycle-kick. Ronaldo already had two goals to his name within 13 minutes of the World Cup qualifier, having netted twice from the penalty spot in the space of just five minutes. His club and country teammate Bruno Fernandes added a third from an acute angle, ending any possibility of Luxembourg causing an unlikely upset in the fixture. Luxembourg immediately turned to damage control and actually managed to last another 52 minutes without conceding, that was until Joao Palhinha found the net, assisted by Fernandes.

 It’s turning out to be quite the evening for some of Manchester United’s international players, with the Portuguese stars running riot against European minnows Luxembourg. Cristiano Ronaldo gave his side the lead in the opening exchanges before doubling their lead just minutes later from the penalty spot. Bruno Fernandes, who joined Ronaldo in the starting eleven, also scored in the first half as Fernando Santos’ side when into the interval with a comfortable three-goal cushion. The 27-year-old midfield maestro has now added to his productive outing, as he is registered with an assist for Portugal’s fourth goal, as seen below.

  Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes are running riot for their country against Luxembourg in Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier. Ronaldo bagged a brace inside the game’s opening 13-minutes and his club teammate has since added a third. Following a poor clearance from opposition goalkeeper Anthony Moris, Fernandes was able to latch onto a through-ball and although edged slightly wide, the United number 10 despatched his effort expertly. With Fernandes’ goal coming after just 18-minutes, Luxembourg fans will now certainly be fearing the worse.

 Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a brace within 13 minutes of Portugal’s World Cup qualifying clash with Luxembourg on Tuesday evening. Ronaldo, who is already the top goal-scorer in international football history, will have been looking to build on his bright start back at Manchester United over this international break. The Red Devils forward got on the scoresheet against Qatar last time out and he’s already netted two within a quarter of an hour against Luxembourg. Ronaldo netted his first, a penalty, against the 94th-ranked international side in the world, and felt it appropriate to perform is trademark “siiiuuuu” celebration.

  Portugal are back in action tonight as they face Luxembourg in their 2022 World Cup qualifier. Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes both started the encounter, with the former giving his side an early lead from the penalty spot. Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva won the penalty, and Ronaldo made no mistake from the spot as he extended his lead at the top of international football’s scoring charts. It wasn’t long until Portugal extended their lead against the European minnows, with Ronaldo once again stepping up to score from 12 yards. This time, the 36-year-old won the penalty himself before doubling his side’s lead inside 13 minutes.

  Another intriguing heavyweight semi-final takes place in the Nations League tonight. Belgium and France go head to head for the first time since the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, when Samuel Umtiti’s header was enough to seal victory for Les Bleus en route to glory in Russia. The pre-tournament favourites endured a European Championship to forget under Didier Deschamps after being stunned on penalties by Switzerland in the last 16, while they were also held to frustrating World Cup qualifying draws by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine before beating Finland last time out.