Piotr Zielinski has defended his decision to take a photo with Manchester United and Real Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo after Poland's 5-1 defeat to Portugal on Friday.

Portugal sealed a Nations League quarter-final berth after a Cristiano Ronaldo double with a penalty and an overhead kick helped them hammer visiting Poland 5-1 in Group A1 on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal staged a second-half supershow to crush Poland 5-1 and reach the Nations League quarter-finals on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal defeated 5-1 Poland on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Nations League, securing a spot in the next round.

Poland's Piotr Zielinski came in for criticism after taking a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo after his side's 5-1 loss to Portugal, but the midfielder said he had no reason to hide despite the defeat, in a nervy press conference on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a penalty and an overhead kick and Portugal has beaten Poland 5-1 in Porto to guarantee its place in the Nations League quarterfinals.

Top of League A Group 1 Portugal, already assured of a spot in the quarter-finals, aim to extend their unbeaten run in the UEFA Nations League away to Croatia, with Cristiano Ronaldo rested. We make some slime with Ooze Labs <a href=" and then prank our dad by making a huge slime mess with a hidden camera!

Cristiano Ronaldo scored another overhead kick, with the 39 year-old defying his age with a terrific acrobatic effort to find the net for Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo was back to his best as he scored twice to help Portugal secure a Nations League quarter-final berth following a 5-1 thrashing of Poland on Friday. Rafael Leao broke the deadlock just before the hour with a header before Ronaldo doubled the lead from the spot in the 72nd minute with a confident strike down the middle of the goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo left fans in awe with an incredible overhead kick as Portugal thrashed Poland 5-1 in a UEFA Nations League clash on Friday night.