Wales vs Portugal Euro 2016 player ratings: Who rated highest in Lyon?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani found the net to end Wales' best-ever European Championship

James Mariner
Wednesday 06 July 2016 22:54 BST
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Adrien Silva takes on Joe Allen as Portugal overcame Wales to make the Euro 2016 final (Getty)
Adrien Silva takes on Joe Allen as Portugal overcame Wales to make the Euro 2016 final (Getty)

Wales' fairytale run at Euro 2016 ended with Cristiano Ronaldo the architect of Portugal's progress into the final.

The match had been billed as a private duel between Real Madrid team-mates Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and the Portuguese won it hands down after a cagey and scoreless first half.

Ronaldo scored with a bullet header five minutes after the break and then quickly set up Nani as Portugal ran out convincing 2-0 winners in Lyon.

This has been a tournament where Ronaldo has not been at his best, scoring only twice in five games and throwing the odd tantrum both with his team-mates on the pitch and the media off it.

But he delivered when it mattered and, when he dispatched Raphael Guerreiro's cross, it drew him level with Michel Platini's record of nine goals at the finals of the European Championship.

Welshman Bale briefly flickered in the first half, and would have staked a claim for the goal of the tournament if his 50-yard run had ended in the net rather than the arms of Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio.

But it was a night when Wales ran out of attacking ideas and Bale constantly found himself crowded by three or four Portugal players at a time.

But which player performed best overall? Check out our gallery and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Portugal will face either France or Germany in Sunday's final in Paris.

The hosts take on the world champions in the second semi-final in Marseille on Thursday.

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