Euro 2020: ‘Most important goal of my career,’ says Belgium's Thorgan Hazard

Belgium winger Thorgan Hazard ecstatic after his long-range stunner leads to 1-0 win and knocks out defending champions Portugal; Red Devils set up quarter-final clash against Italy

Thorgan Hazard scored the only goal of the game as Belgium knocked the holders Portugal out of Euro on Sunday. 

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates were hoping to defend the trophy they won in Paris five years ago but they could not recover after the lesser heralded of the Hazard brothers smashed home just before half-time in Seville and Belgium held out for a 1-0 victory. 

The meeting between the reigning champions and the world’s top-ranked team was hotly anticipated but it never lived up to expectations. 

Belgium will not care as they advance to another exciting tie, a mouth-watering quarter-final against Italy in Munich on Friday. 

“I just tried my luck. Judging by the number of the messages I’ve had on my mobile, I do think it’s the most important goal of my career,” said Borussia Dortmund winger Hazard. “It wasn’t easy but to go all the way in a tournament you have to suffer at times,” he added. 

Coach Roberto Martinez hailed Belgium’s fighting spirit to hold on. “We showed our talent in the first half and in the second half we showed an aspect that wasn’t there two or three years ago. This is what a winning team needs,” said Martinez.

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