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Denmark’s victory against Holland on Saturday, a mixture of astute tactical discipline and mystifying luck, provided the first real shock of Euro 2012.

by Jack Murray

Both teams name unchanged sides from their opening games so the starting line-ups are; Portugal : Rui Patricio, Joao Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Meireles, Veloso, Joao Moutinho, Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo. Denmark: Anderson, Kjaer, Agger, Poulsen, Jacobsen, Kvist, Eriksen, Zimling, Krohn-Delhi, Rommedahl, Bendtner Denmark€™s victory against Holland on Saturday, a mixture of astute tactical discipline and mystifying luck, provided the first real shock of Euro 2012. If they can reduce Portugal to the same level of huff-and-puff performance as they did the Dutch, they€™re talented group could condemn Cristiano Ronaldo & Co to an early exit and teeter the scales of this enthralling tournament once more, perhaps all the way to 92. Realistically, the biggest threat they will face will be from Ronaldo and though silenced by a stoic German defence last week, the silken tricks of his trade never look far from being deployed €“ he€™s been known to flick, wink and whine his way through international football before now, but more than ever the Portuguese need him to do what he does best: slice open a defence and look relatively angry in celebration. And if not, the Danish will be one step closer to bringing home the bacon.

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