Portugal 0-0 Spain: Player Ratings as neighbours play out goalless draw | International Friendly

Portugal drew 0-0 with Spain at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, with both sides missing a host of opportunities that they created to score goals.

Spain were much the better side in the first half, with Sergio Canales running the show in the midfield. However, after the break, Portugal asserted their influence on the game, and were unlucky to not score.

First Cristiano Ronaldo was unfortunate to hit the crossbar after a thunderous strike had easily beaten Kepa Arrizabalaga.

After that, Ronaldo set up Renato Sanches with an exquisite pass with the outside of his right foot, but the youngster slammed the crossbar too.

Joao Felix had a late chance for Portugal, but he could not make contact on Sanches's flick from a corner in the last minute of the game.

Here's how each player fared for both sides.

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Portugal Player Ratings

Rui Patricio - 6/10

The Portuguese 'keeper had several saves to make in the first half, but none where particularly challenging, mostly from long range. He caught those shots with ease, while also making a superb save to deny Dani Olmo midway through the second half.

Joao Cancelo - 5/10

Cancelo didn't have the best of games here. He was not able to deal with the dribbling and passing of Olmo, and was not very effective in curtailing the impact of the RB Leipzig man.

Pepe - 7/10

The veteran was the best Portuguese defender on show. Because Spain got ball into the wide areas so often, Pepe had to defend a lot of crosses in the first half . He did so admirably, barely allowing Gerard Moreno even the sight of goal.

Ruben Semedo - 5/10

Starting alongside Pepe, Semedo was not quite at his best. he could not deal with the threat of Rodrigo coming in onto his left foot.

Raphael Guerreiro - 5/10

Like Semedo, Guerreiro had a problem with Rodrigo. As with most inside-forwards, Rodrigo did not hold the width of the pitch, and preferred to drift in-field. That led to confusion between Guerreiro and Semedo, who could not decide whether to stick with Rodrigo or pass him onto the next man.

Ruben Neves - 6/10

In a rare start for Portugal, Neves was very impressive, especially in the second half. He started winning tackles more often to get control of possession, which automatically helped Portugal play a better brand of attacking football in the second half.

Joao Moutinho - 4/10

Portugal really had no control of possession in the first half, and Moutinho was partly responsible for that. He was a bit too lightweight in midfield, and didn't do enough to close down the space for Dani Ceballos and Sergio Canales to work in.

Renato Sanches - 7/10

The youngster had a very impressive outing for Portugal. There were shades of the Sanches that the world saw at EURO 2016. He was desperately unlucky twice in the second half. Once, he hit the crossbar after a sensational Ronaldo pass, and he also set up Joao Felix with a great flick-header, but the Atletico Madrid man missed, depriving Sanches of an assist.

Cristiano Ronaldo - 8/10

A typical Ronaldo performance that could easily have ended in the superstar scoring his 102nd goal for his country. Instead, he watched on as the crossbar was rattled, and Kepa had another lifeline on his way to a clean-sheet.

Francisco Trincao - 6/10

Trincao should glimpses of what he is capable of at isolated points of the game. His next challenge will be to put all that together, and put defences under sustained pressure.

Andre Silva - 5/10

Andre Silva really didn't have too many chances to score, with the service into him being almost non-existent.

Substitutes

Ruben Dias - 6/10

The City new boy carried on from where Pepe left off in this game. Like Pepe, he was easily able to marshall Gerard Moreno.

William Carvalho - 5/10

After replacing Moutinho in midfield, Carvalho brought much-needed calm to the defensive structure, by being the deepest-lying midfielder himself. He did not have a great time with his passing though.

Bernardo Silva - 6/10

The Manchester City man continued his road to recovery with some more minutes under his belt.

Nelson Semedo - 5/10

After coming on a second-half substitute, Semedo was not having the happiest of games against the pace and power of Adama Traore.

Joao Felix - 5/10

He had a great chance to win Portugal the game, when an open goal looked him in the face. But he failed to make any contact with Renato Sanches's flicked header from a corner.

Diogo Jota - 6/10

The Liverpool man had a bright little cameo in this game. He could have also had the winner, with a sensational run to take him past the Spanish defence, but his shot was blocked.

Spain Player Ratings

Sergio Canales was impressive in midfield for Spain

Kepa Arrizabalaga - 5/10

He had only one save to make throughout the game, and that was rather routine. Even though he was beaten twice, the crossbar came to his rescue. Whatever the circumstances, a clean sheet against a top team like Portugal is bound to result in increased confidence.

Sergi Roberto - 6/10

Roberto was solid enough as a right-back in this game. With his job being to prevent Ronaldo from getting the ball onto his right foot, Roberto's approach of being aggressive really worked.

Diego Llorente - 6/10

Diego Llorente had a solid game for Spain. Right at the end. he could have conceded the winner, though, when Jota beautifully skipped past him with a piece of skill, but no damage was done.

Eric Garcia - 5/10

He was steady, without having to be too adventurous at the back. That always seemed the safer strategy again - with the Manchester City man largely able to shut down the ball reaching the Portuguese strikers.

Sergio Reguilon - 6/10

Reguilon's pace and energy on the flanks are things that are now taken for granted. Even though he was taken off at half-time, Reguilon really did contribute to his side, with a very mature performance in that phase.

Sergio Busquets - 6/10

In his 118th cap for his country, Busquets was, as usual, a silent killer in midfield. He really did not allow the likes of Neves, Moutinho and Carvalho time to get their heads up and pick a pass.

Dani Ceballos - 7/10

It showed that the confidence was flowing for Ceballos at this moment. There is no backward step with his passing, and he has the range to complement the penetration as well.

Sergio Canales - 8/10

Canales was Spain's best player in this game. He was strong physically in midfield, he also could create chances by the bucketload.

Rodrigo - 6/10

Fresh off scoring his first ever goal for Leeds United, Rodrigo was a menace for Portugal to deal with. He cut inside with precision, and his left-foot released some hammers of shots.

Dani Olmo - 7/10

Olmo was getting into positions to trouble Cancelo throughout the game. Like Rodrigo on the other flank, Olmo was only cutting in and trying to get his shots away.

Gerard Moreno - 5/10

Unfortunately for Gerard, nothing quite stuck for him as they normally do, with Pepe and Dias defending him really well.

Substitutes

Mikel Merino - 6/10

He was neat in possession, but could not translate that into creating more goal-scoing opportunities for his side.

Jose Campana - 5/10

Like Merino, Campana also had trouble with his final pass, with the penetration not really coming through. His set-pieces were atrocious too.

Rodri - 6/10

Rodri replacing Sergio Canales was a clear indication that Spain wanted to shut out the game and stop Portugal from attacking .

Adama Traore - 5/10

Back in the Spain fold, Adama had a couple of moments to score goals on the counter attack.

Sergio Ramos - 6/10

He nearly won Spain the game in injury time but he put his header high and wide.