EURO 2024 LIVE: Portugal vs Slovenia LIVE Score | UEFA 2024 Round of 16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football Match LIVE | CNBC TV18
Source: Reuters The match kicks off at 9pm local time (19:00 GMT) at Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt.
Portugal's players have shown an excellent response to the disappointment of defeat by Georgia in their final group game and are ready to take on a solid Slovenia side who have one of the best defences at Euro 2024, said coach Roberto Martinez.
Portugal rotated their team in the 2-0 loss to Georgia on Wednesday so all 23 of their outfield players have had game time heading into the round of 16 clash with Slovenia in Frankfurt on Monday and Martinez said there will be no negative hangover.
Portugal finished top in Group F with two wins and a loss. Slovenia progressed to the last 16 via the third-place rankings after completing Group C with three draws.
At the 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped for the round-of-16 game that Portugal won 6-1 against Switzerland. His replacement Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick. That was under then-coach Fernando Santos. Ronaldo is in better standing with Martinez and Ramos has only gotten 24 minutes off the bench so far. Expect Ronaldo to start again.
Slovenia: Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec; Stojanovic, Elsnik, Gnezda Cerin, Mlakar; Sporar, Sesko
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes; Rafael Leao, Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo
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