Haaland injury worry as Norway lose in Portugal

Portugal secured a 2-1 home victory over Norway in the Nations League, advancing to the March quarter-finals and distancing themselves from Cristiano Ronaldo's recent exit from the squad. Erling Haaland, Manchester City's star striker, sparked injury concerns by requesting a substitution in the 67th minute and subsequently limped off the pitch.

Portugal's win was marred by a red card for Francisco Conceicao, who received a yellow before the final whistle and was immediately dismissed. The team maintained their perfect record in Group A4, moving six points ahead of Denmark, who claimed a 1-0 home win over Wales. In another Group A4 match, the Netherlands defeated Serbia 2-1 in Eindhoven, but their victory was based on goal difference over Greece, who drew 0-0 with Germany in Thessaloniki.

Ronaldo's dispute with coach Jorge Jesus, though a cloud over Portugal, did not impact their triumph in Denmark last Thursday when he walked out on the squad. Norway took the lead against Portugal in the 36th minute via Kristoffer Ajer, but Joao Cancelo equalized two minutes later with a powerful strike, and Ramos sealed the win with a goal off his calf after Felix had headed it across goal.

In the other Group A4 match, Abdulakh Khaybulayev scored the first-half goal for Azerbaijan, leading 1-0 over Lithuania, while Malta beat Andorra 1-0 at home. In Group D1, Malta secured a 1-0 win over Andorra with a late penalty from Rasmus Hojlund, after Ward made several crucial saves for Denmark. In Group D2, Wales lost 1-0 to Malta in Cardiff, but their goalkeeper held firm in the face of numerous threats.