Cristiano Ronaldo gave some words of advice to Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa before he saved Denmark star Christian Eriksen's penalty.

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• Ronaldo speaks to Costa before penalty
• Portugal keeper saves Eriksen's spot-kick
• Two teams face off in Nations League

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Just before Eriksen stepped up to take his penalty, Al-Nassr star Ronaldo had a lengthy chat with FC Porto keeper Costa. It is not known what was said but it may have helped as the Danish midfielder's spot-kick was superbly saved by the 25-year-old in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  That save could potentially be the difference between Portugal reaching the semi-finals of the competition and falling in the last eight. Costa has a history of penalty saves and he showed off his quality once again on Thursday.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Portugal were the inaugural winners of the Nations League as they beat Netherlands 1-0 in the 2018/19 final thanks to Goncalo Guedes' strike.

• WHAT NEXT?

  After the first leg is over, Ronaldo's Portugal will host Denmark in the second leg on Sunday night.

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