Portugal may have begun with a loss to Germany but, propelled by the inspirational Cristiano

Ronaldo, look in great shape going into their third EURO semi-final in four attempts.Mechanism

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  When Portugal arrived at their Poland training camp three weeks ago, expectation was

relatively low. Without a win in three games in 2012, scoring just once in the process, they

faced a tough group stage against fancied Germany, not to mention the Netherlands and Denmark.

Now in a third UEFA European Championship semi-final in four attempts.Remote controlled magnetic

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  Tactics: Bento has taken stability to a new level, selecting the same starting XI in all four

matches – incidentally, an identical XI to the one that played both legs of the qualifying

play-off with Bosnia and Herzegovina last November. Though there will be no seventh successive

game unchanged due to Hélder Postiga's thigh injury, the 4-3-3 will remain, with a central

striker – most probably Hugo Almeida – flanked by Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo. "We won't change

for anyone," said Bento last week.
 
  Key man: Ronaldo has met his reputation as the tournament's highest profile player with gusto,

making the difference with both goals against the Dutch and the decisive strike in the quarter-

final against the Czech Republic. "He's a very complete player," said team-mate João Moutinho.

"I don't think I could highlight any weak points. He's great with his head, his feet, and he's

very fast." Ronaldo's partnership on the left with Real Madrid CF colleague Fábio Coentrão has

been hugely important for Portugal. Table games that allow you to change a card with another

player, also without the other rest of players noticing.

  Room for improvement: One area that could be addressed is Portugal's slow start to games. In

each of their four UEFA EURO 2012 matches, Bento's men have begun on the back foot. They have

been good at responding to adversity, at least, recovering from a goal down against the

Netherlands, yet reacted too late to rescue a point in their opening fixture with Germany. A

side of Portugal's attacking nature have the ability to be more proactive than reactive, and

Bento will be keen to avoid ceding early ground to Spain.

  The view from home: Optimism continues to build the further the team go. Portuguese newspaper

Record insists that "Portugal aren't scared of Spain", while O Jogo focuses on the growing

influence of Bento's captain and talisman, Ronaldo: "Better than [Lionel] Messi and all the

rest."

  Mission statement: "We have a lot of respect for them, but we have respect for ourselves too;

we have a great squad and great players, and we're confident in our way of playing." Right-back

João Pereira is not cowed by the prospect of facing the defending champions.

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