Highlights: Semi-Final - Portugal v Wales Match of the Day

Ashley Williams for Wales. Wales rocking again. If that was Lionel

Messi, they would be talking about it for years. Sam Vokes! Something

special is happening here. Their dream continues. Good evening. Wales

certainly lit up in their game on Friday. Could they become the first

home nation to reach a major final in 50 years? In the studio, two very

proud Welshman with 134 macro 's and a first-class degree in chemistry

between them, both hoping Wales can find the formula to outwit Portugal

and these were the scenes in the stadium were 20,000 travelling fans

made their way by car, coach, train, ferries, flights to see if the

outsiders could cause yet another upset here at Euro 2016 and reach

the final on Sunday in Paris. Later we will get the thoughts of Dean

Saunders, but watching this historic semifinal, Guy Mowbray and Danny

Murphy. Already further than many thought possible, further than any

Welsh team that came before and now here is the next step and the

hardest, against a Portugal side that has not been beaten in the

tournament, but has not won a game in 90 minutes, who will be the

Keynes of Leon? The big news for watch Eagle is that Pepe is missing

and Bruno Alves is in for his first appearance as macro Pepe. In

midfield, there is a straight swap, Danilo is in. Wales have two key man

out. Ben Davies has been replaced by James Collins and Andy King is in

for Aaron Ramsey. It is Portugal in the pale mint

green and Wales in their grey with bright green change trip for only

the second time in the tournament, the other was in losing late on to

England but that seems like a different time, quite a long time

ago. Uefa decreed that Portugal, being technically the home listed

team,, were not allowed to clash with their the Wales team in red.

Wales trying to take begin to Portugal straightaway. Danny Murphy

is with me for the match, can the dream go on? Yes it can. Good start

from Wales, passing the ball well, the fascinating thing will be we

will see Wales without the creativity of Aaron Ramsey who was

so pivotal in the last game. Hopefully we can. Contrary to most

of the hype, it is not about Cristiano Ronaldo against Gareth

Bale, these are two teams, Portugal against Poland largely managed

without their star man, he only touched the ball 19 times during the

match. The first free kick the game goes against Joe Allen.

Great play that was from Hal Robson-Kanu, just the kind of touch

you want from a striker. He has lost it. He recovered quickly that time.

The referee has deemed that challenge a foul and Cristiano

Ronaldo takes issue with it and it means a booking for Joe Allen. Devon

at the game. A little bit nervous. -- definite booking. Rinaldo. Here

is Renato Sanches -- Cristiano Ronaldo. Scored the delicious

equaliser against Poland. Our good cross. James Collins did his work

for him. Another good ball in and Cristiano Ronaldo was winding up for

the big one. This is the header a game. He does get away with that

little bit. You cannot question his ability in the air. He hit it really

well. Making good progress in knocking the ball around nicely.

Cristiano Ronaldo. Joao Mario. He was fouled. But nearly paid off for

Portugal. Best move of the game by far. Portugal pulls it wide. Good

passage of play from the Portuguese. Portugal supporters have just been

buoyed by that last couple of minutes, when they saw their team

dominate possession. Gareth Bale, followed by Raphael Guerreiro. Joe

Allen had to think on his feet there. Gareth Bale. Flies on his,

good ball in, did not get the touch from Andy King, nicely gathered by

Rui Patricio. Nice feel the way Wales are getting forward. Gareth

Bale using the pace and power. Much more positive, great play from

Gareth Bale. Raphael Guerreiro. Cristiano Ronaldo. His head but in

the way. Gareth Bale, skipped past Danilo. Hal Robson Kanu in the

middle. It is a searing shot on target. Does not quite catch it, we

have seen him from there before hitting the back of the net. Nice

and comfortable for the goalkeeper. Really positive run. Hal

Robson-Kanu. Chips it in nicely and Andy King, he got in front of Jose

Fonte, good bit of defending. Superb run from Hal Robson-Kanu. Andy King

loves to get into the box, very unlucky. Strong work from Fernando

Santos. Raphael Guerreiro. Rafa Silva. Cristiano Ronaldo on the end

of it, unable to finish it. That is what we are talking about, crosses

into the box, really good ball, just does enough to put him off. You

expect Cristiano Ronaldo to hit the target, a warning sign for the Welsh

team. I think you can see in the movement, there is that natural

adrenaline boost. Everyone is a bit more busy. Joe Allen who was

scrapping, Rafa Silva fell at his feet. The line has been drawn on the

edge of the box. In behind for a corner. Claim and counterclaim. Good

defending a game error. Sachsenring. -- good defending a game there.

Cristiano Ronaldo met at -- he has picked his moment, found his spot.

Wales trail. And it is one of the superstars on show who has made his

mark on the semifinal. What a jump that was from Cristiano Ronaldo!

Absolutely incredible leap. Watch this for a leap. Unbelievable. That

is why he is one of the best players in the world. Big moments, big

players. Portugal one, Wales zero, Cristiano Ronaldo, now the game has

to come alive from the point of view of Wales. Rafa Silva finds 39-macro.

Cristiano Ronaldo. It is over Nani. Cristiano Ronaldo once again and it

has gone past. Finished off by Nani! On the slide to move that Portugal

close to Paris, it looks as though Wales are heading out. Good header.

Cristiano Ronaldo gets his shot, he is onside. Good reactions from Nani.

Really did have a mountain to climb now, Wales, so disappointing.

Portugal two, Wales zero. Andy King. He had to be quick. Coming in to

block was Cristiano Ronaldo. Williams gets on with the game

swiftly, Gareth Bale, through to Sam Vokes. Brought it down. Very good

last ditch bit of defending from Bruno Alves. He just does enough.

This is the danger for Wales, the more they go forward, the more that

Cristiano Ronaldo can hit them on the break. James Chester is going to

be booked. Cristiano Ronaldo on full flow. Yellow card there. Of course

it is going to be Cristiano Ronaldo, it was not far away. He is starting

to enjoy his football again. That is as good a free kick as we have seen

him hit in this tournament. Chester. Andy King. Joe Allen. Did not have

that much time with Cristiano Ronaldo. Joao Mario. Very good run,

Renato Sanches, Nani, he will have a go. Wayne Hennessey spills that and

it could easily have rocketed back in. He should have scored, it all

started from Guess what? Cristiano Ronaldo running back and winning the

ball from Joe Allen. Wayne Hennessey spilled that. I little neck off

Chester, it should be hitting the target. Joao Mario. He is waiting to

time his burst, it will be a corner, no, yes, I thought it would be.

Wayne Hennessey could not stop the ball from going over the line. The

system could not have been better placed. -- assistant. It is a corner

from Joao Mario. A good header. Just too close to Wayne Hennessey that

time. Comfortable save. Nani. Cristiano Ronaldo. Taylor just

winced and stretched and is not in a rush to get back up after stopping

that one. Is Fonte trying to take it strongly.

Danilo wandering through, Hennessy keeping it out. Nani trying to force

it over the line. Came off his back, did well to recover. Just over ten

minutes to go. Those Wales players have given everything in this

comfort isn't, they have to give it a little bit more. Everything they

possible have. That was swinging away from Rui Patricio. Gareth Bale,

the movement on the ball. Unbelievable technique. Decent save.

Danilo got a bit lucky. Andre Gomes, strong enough to hold up the

challenge. Ronaldo. Invading Hennessy, but the angle was too

tight, even for him. Just takes it a bit too far out. They cannot turn

and get a shot on goal. All over only one, all over for Wales. It

will be Portugal in Paris on Sunday. On the evidence of the night, they

deserve their place in the European showpiece. It is a second final for

the country that has threatened to promise, but never delivered. Maybe

this is theirs and Cristiano Ronaldo's year. For Wales, the end

of one story, the country's raters yet with the round ball. In years to

come, thousands upon thousands will be able to fondly say, I was there.

Portugal's night tonight, it may be their championship. Portugal 2-0

Wales. It is a proud moment for us, we achieved a lot as a group. Nobody

expected us. We have pride and passion, ultimately disappointed.

Those fans, applauding you, that means a lot? Incredible, all the way

through the tournament, they have been the best fans by far. Still

cheering us when we lost. We would have liked to have done it for them.

We want to thank all the fans home, all the ones who have travelled and

behave themselves. The staff have been absolutely incredible, all the

players, amazing journey for us. One we have had a taste of, and look

forward to the future. We have a dressing room full of

disappointments, unfortunately. I always thought, if we can get to the

final, whatever the time that we bowed out, it would always hurt. Did

not expect it to hurt this much. I told them they should be proud of

themselves, the nation is proud of them. It is devastating, that speaks

volumes for them as a group. They will get stronger from this

experience. Not all about winning. That is football, you had to do a

fair share of losing. I know this group, that this experience will

make them better and stronger. The nation is proud of them, I am proud

of them. Disappointed tonight. When they look back, they should know how

well they have done. Game after game, we kept getting ourselves up,

maximising what we have, to win. It was one too far for us. Maybe if we

had three or four macro more days, but you will never get that in the

tournament. They have been seven semifinals, this is our first one.

They managed it better than us. I don't have any criticism for the

team, they were fantastic. Just one match too far. Great performance by

the team. We continue to surprise everyone. The quality on our team is

fantastic. We deserved to win tonight. Now one more time, we must

arrest well, and prepare for the final. They got the first goal from

a set piece, great leap, great header. Everybody knows, the second

goal at this level, it kills you. Always going to be anti-climactic.

Credit to us, we threw everything at them, not to be. Support we had from

the fans, incredible yet again. Unfortunately we could not do it for

them. I said whenever the end of the tournament was for us, the final or

not, not the end of this group and team. Plenty of football left in

them. We will learn from this. Disappointed. Disappointed is

putting it lightly. We will learn from it. Very, very proud of the

team, they could not have given any more. I always say, if you give

everything you have got, you come up short, so what? They get everything

they had. Just one too much for us tonight. Wales finally defeated,

disappointing effort. The whole team emerging as national heroes after an

incredible last few weeks. John Hartson has followed all the twists

and turns in France. Obvious disappointment in the Welsh camp.

One game too far? I think so. The players will know themselves, they

have played better, on occasions during this tournament. A real sense

of pride, justice, the way they performed above their level.

Tonight, Portugal got the breaks, just a step too far. Were the

changes a factor, the manager had to make them? Possibly, Aaron Ramsey

had a great tournament, scoring and setting up goals. Here's the link

between the defence and the front, covers every blade of grass, he has

that quality. Ben Davies, on the left, talking about continuity. Two

big players missing from one side, it is difficult. Take nothing away

from Andy King and James Collins, coming in as replacements. They

performed quite admirably. This is just the start. Amazing story. What

will be the thing you take and the most? Jesse fantastic performances.

They have really lifted the nation. The performance against Russia, to

win the group, outstanding. The performance against Belgium are

arguably the greatest football performance we have put in in our

history. The fans have been very colourful. No arrests, no trouble,

mixing in with the opposition fans. The country has taken a really big

lift. We have done ourselves justice on a world stage. Wales on the

football map, and they are not going away. Absolutely right. Full ahead

to the World Cup qualifiers beginning in September. John is

right, no Welsh van will forget what happened, magnificent journey? It

has. They have made us all proud. You cannot help think how well we

have done. I still have that, we could have got through. A lost

opportunity. We could have won the game, got into the final. We have

not been rolled over, set pieces and a world-class player. Amazing

journey, the players will learn from this? Fantastic. Average age 20 six.

Of the starting XI. Plenty of lakes, plenty of years left. One thing John

Hartson forgot, was Chris Coleman's performance. The players, and him in

front of the camera, absolutely fantastic. Tonight is disappointing.

Portugal did what Wales do, they did it better. First goal always going

to be the killer blow. It came from one of the European greats. Well

Wales the better side in the first half? Nothing in the game. We had

more possession, arguably the better opportunities. Nothing in the game.

I don't agree with John and Chris, it was one game too far. We have

been done by a set piece. Nothing in the game. Ronaldo getting on the end

of one, making the other goal. We could have won the game. They dealt

with Cristiano Ronaldo very well in the first half. James Collins coming

to the team, Ben Davies suspended, this is what he gives you. It is

like Lucky? He is, it is Ronaldo, getting tight. Lucky not to give

away a penalty. Great header. Again positional play. Perfect. Get his

head on it. This time the ball coming in from the other side. He

has James Chester, can beat in the air, which is proven run. The signs

were there. If you watch the movement at the corner, brilliant

header. Watch the movement, takes James Chester towards the ball,

pulling behind him. One run for the defender, polls behind him, he gets

trapped under the ball, James. The leap and the header, seven foot ten.

They remind James Chester is five foot ten. Good points and bad

points. The Chester and Gunter combination has done well. He

usually plays on the other side. Ten crosses from the left, did not get a

sniff. Why was James Collins not marking him? You have two big centre

halves. From Cristiano Ronaldo's point of view, massive goal for

Portugal and himself. He was in esteemed company. Very significant

goal, putting in joint top with Michel Platini. Incredibly five of

those headers. We talked about this being Bale against Ronaldo, cometh

the hour, cometh the man. He has done it again, scores 50 goals a

season. Those headers, he gets them every week. He was the difference in

the game. You could argue. We have had some luck since we have arrived.

Slightly unlucky on the second goal? Some bad luck. Ronaldo offside

initially. A lot of football to be played between the offside and the

final shot. Second offside coming up. There is the first one. As I say

a lot of football between this and the final shot. Still in good shape,

gets recycled. This is where it starts to fall apart. The header,

Ronaldo reading it, buying some space. Ashley Williams going one

way, Collins going the other. Sanches possibly offside,

interfering, stepping over it. Wayne Hennessey cannot move until it has

gone past. Nani reading it like any good striker with. Another

world-class player, Nani, with the Lucky, scuffed shot. In the first 20

minutes, we were reminding ourselves that he was on the pitch.

World-class players step up at the right moment? We spoke about it at

half-time, both managers happy. The way that both teams were playing, it

was a case of who blinks first. When they get the breaks, Ronaldo Nani is

good enough to stick them away. How many times have we said this will be

watch Gareth Bale, talking of world-class players, he has no right

to shoot from some angles, we saw it again tonight. They work this

corner, Collins and jester taking two players in, the ball looping

around him. Change of pace, going around in yellow. Everybody treading

water behind him, opening his legs. To hit the ball, like years, running

flat out, really difficult. He is brilliant at it. Five instances,

that is world-class, could have gone in the top corner. This one,

unstoppable. How do you stop him, what technique? The ball moving both

ways. The goalkeeper making a brilliant save. Weise

-- we spoke about the first goal being important, the second one

kills you. Any team would start to lose the shape in those

circumstances. We have to do something not really drilled to do.

Bale getting dragged deeper and deeper. During things he should not

be doing. Lovely shot at the end, may be the next world's best player,

embracing with the current best one. I think Chris was forced into making

substitutions to date, because of the second goal. You have to chase

the game? Sometimes they can make it worse. Credit to Portugal, not

pretty, the manager said if we have to win ugly and get the final, we

will do it. We were talking about how Wales

might have been better, the won nine, drew four, eight wins before

tonight, and the manager would have happily gone to goalless at

full-time and after extra time and went to penalties. Regardless, they

have not been beaten and they are in the final. We did not see Ronaldo

throw his arms around, this is a wonderful moment, if only he smiled

a little bit more, because look at him now, this is before the match

was about to start,, he says no more and here he comes, undeterred. Is

there any tells I can get one more hug. The cheek of the lads. I am not

going way, I'm going to wave to my mother. Ronaldo should smile a

little more. This is the first time I have seen him laugh. He has worn

him down. The World Cup qualifiers begin for Wales in September and

this is all about now, building on the success of your 20s are kidding,

it is a difficult group. The first game we won against Slovakia, we

needed to win that game, just a the likely blog in the tournament and

now we have done really well, you get the hunger to go through to the

next one and win something there and we have won 14.5 million, which we

can use to bring the kids through and bring grassroots football up. I

will not remind you, but it is Moldova and Georgia, you had a

terrible afternoon in both of them in the 1990s, Moldova, Georgia,

Serbia and Republic of Ireland. A lot more difficult to get to that

tournament than this one. The average age, 26, now is the chance

to go and do it again. Show that they can. Sadly Wales will not be in

the final but we still have a Sunday sport to savour, Andy Murray is on

course to feature in the men's final in Wimbledon and then Gary has a lot

of experience for the build-up to the final of Euro 2016, it is

Portugal against either France or Germany on BBC One from seven

o'clock and before that, at tasty semifinal tomorrow, live from

Marseille. -- a tasty semifinal. Antoine Griezmann! Hector. Bastian

Schweinsteiger! Germany or France in a word. France

are great going forward but Germany can export them at the back. I said

Germany before a ball was kicked, but France have home advantage but I

still think Germany. Do you want some Euros to pay for your parking

ticket? If you told the others could be here at three and a half weeks, I

will get a mortgage to pay the parking ticket. Thank you. It is all

over for Wales, Ronaldo wins the battle, Portugal are on to the

final, heartbreak and tears for Welsh fans but they have made us

proud, lighting up Euro 2016. Good night, Wales. It has been an

agonising long wait. Gareth Bale! Hal Robson Kanu for Wales. It is a

win for St George and defeat for the Dragon. Aaron Ramsey with a dinky!

They are in dreamland. Gareth Bale with another wicked delivery, it is

another Wales win. What a turn, what a goal. Something special is

happening here tonight. Wales are heading into the semifinal. Already

further than many thought possible, already further than any Wales team

that has gone before. Gareth Bale. Cot Portugal out. It is

a searing shot on target. The game is starting to those. Ronaldo has

nicked it. It is turned past Wayne Hennessey for two, it looks as

though Wales are sliding out. Commentary and analysis

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