Germany came from behind to beat Portugal 4-2 and kick-start their Euro 2020 campaign.
Joachim Low’s side dominated the early exchanges and Portugal, defending champions, looked like a boxer on the ropes. All that changed after a stunning break, begun and finished by Cristiano Ronaldo, gave the visitors an unlikely lead.
Two own goals in four minutes, courtesy of Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro, ensured the hosts had overturned the deficit by the break following a pulsating first half.
The Germans continued to dominate after the interval and extended their lead when Kai Havertz became Germany’s youngest ever goal-scorer in a European Championship game. The magnificent Robin Gosens headed home Joshua Kimmich’s cross on the hour mark and the match was effectively over as a contest.
Diego Jota pulled one back after some fine work from Ronaldo with 24 minutes remaining and it looked like there might be a grandstand finish in prospect but the Germans held firm
Player of the match
Gosens had a goal disallowed and a goal that counted and was imperious in between.
The Atalanta wing-back’s final contribution before his substitution was to powerfully head home Kimmich’s curling cross and it was a fitting final act for the man who had caused the Portuguese no end of problems all afternoon.