Portugal have finally got to the root of their goal-scoring problems, saying it is simply the case that "the ball does not want to go in."
Portuguese substitute Silvestre Varela grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw with the United States in World Cup Group G on Sunday.
An own goal by John Boye and a late strike by Cristiano Ronaldo gave Portugal a 2-1 victory over incident-hit Ghana on Thursday, but it was not enough to make the second round as both sides exited the World Cup.
The world champions now have 19 points while Poland, 8-1 winners over Gibraltar, are on 17.
Images from football matches played in the La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga on Saturday.
Fiorentina tore apart Italian rivals AS Roma to reach the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win that left their opponents' season in tatters and under-fire coach Rudi Garcia tottering on the brink of the sack.
Milan replaced Gennaro Gattuso with former Sampdoria coach Giampaolo during the close season in a bid to improve on last season's fifth place and to take them back to the Champions League.
Valverde said he was concerned about the team's away form after they were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by promoted Granada
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