Portuguese footballers were responsible for a remarkable 22 goals this week, with 19 players scoring in fourteen different countries. Seleção captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s winner for Manchester United is the biggest headline, while fellow internationals Gonçalo Guedes and Andre Silva also found the net in Spain and Germany respectively.

Beto strengthened his case for a call-up to Fernando Santos’ plans with another goal in Italy, and David Costa notched his first strike of the season for Lens in France. There were further goals in the English Championship, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Indonesia, Armenia, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Romania and Israel.

Udinese 1-1 AC Milan

Former Portimonense striker Beto is taking Serie A by storm, but the Udinese man was far from satisfied after his side allowed a lead he had given them to slip late on against AC Milan.

Udinese led the Rossoneri for most of the evening at the Dacia Arena through Beto’s early strike, but a Zlatan Ibrahimovic equaliser in the 92^nd minute allowed the visitors a share of the spoils.

RB Leipzig 2-1 Manchester City

André Silva capped the final matchday in Group A of the Champions League with another goal as RB Leipzig beat Manchester City to secure Europa League football in the new year.

Leipzig parted ways with coach Jesse Marsch at the weekend after suffering a third straight Bundesliga defeat, and a victory over one of the competition’s favourites was the ideal way to begin their recovery.

Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal

Cristiano Ronaldo again stole the headlines as Manchester United’s Portuguese trio helped the Red Devils to a comeback win over Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo’s double saw him notch 801 career goals, while Bruno Fernandes ended his spell without scoring with a first-half equaliser. To cap a splendid evening for the Luso contingent in red, Diogo Dalot gave an assured performance on his first league start of the season.