Piotr Zielinski has defended his decision to take a photo with Manchester United and Real Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo after Poland's 5-1 defeat to Portugal on Friday.

Poland's Piotr Zielinski came in for criticism after taking a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo after his side's 5-1 loss to Portugal, but the midfielder said he had no reason to hide despite the defeat, in a nervy press conference on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal staged a second-half supershow to crush Poland 5-1 and reach the Nations League quarter-finals on Friday.

Drawn together again in the UNL groups for 2024, Ronaldo was on the scoresheet for the second time against Poland in their comfortable 3-1 win in Warsaw on matchday three, notching up goal number 906 in his career.

Poland's Piotr Zielinski came in for criticism after taking a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo after his side's 5-1 loss to Portugal, but the midfielder said he had no reason to hide despite the defeat, in a nervy press conference on Sunday.

Portugal have already qualified for the UEFA Nations League knockout stages and are without Cristiano Ronaldo for the trip to Croatia.

Poland captain Piotr Zielinski has defended his decision to take a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo after his side's 5-1 defeat to Portugal on Friday night

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