Ahead of the much-awaited game, Bruno Fernandes talked about the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo in the team and how he always puts the team ahead of himself.

"For Cristiano Ronaldo, the most important thing is for the team to succeed. For him (the pass to Fernandes against Turkey) was the best decision at the moment, but if he had taken the shot, our result would have been the same," he said. . Bruno Fernandes to reporters at the pre-game conference.

Slovenia are top-ranked, having lost only one game last year, including 15 games, which was a defeat against Denmark in the group stage of the tournament.

Portugal head coach Roberto Martínez described the game as a 'do or die' situation when speaking on the tough opponents ahead.

"It's a do-or-die situation. It's not easy to play at the Euros but we are ready. Slovenia is very well organized and competitive and we need to be at our best. This tournament is starting now. Portugal are fresh. And we are ready." Head coach Martínez said

"We want to win every single game, that means getting to the final and winning the final. No team wants to go home early, least of all Portugal, because we are aware of our quality. When they beat us we had a Had a friendly match and it is needed Manchester United captain Fernandes said, "They had a great defense to tighten us up but we need to find a solution."