Holders Portugal make winning start to Nations League

Joao Felix scored the only goal with a long-range shot as reigning Nations League champions Portugal opened their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Wales. "We scored one, and we didn't concede," Portugal's Bruno Fernandes told the BBC. "That's the big thing." Portugal have won two of the four finals since the competition was launched in 2018 but lost in the round of 16 to Spain at the World Cup in July. In the first match under coach Jorge Jesus, Portugal dominated possession and outshot Wales 19-4 in Lisbon but squandered a string of chances. "We had 13 shots in the first half, that's a lot," said Felix. "I can't recall them having a single clear-cut chance; we had several. You can expect this from us. We only scored one today but, if we carry on like this, we'll score more." Their only goal came after 22 minutes when a low scuffed shot by Felix from the edge of the box took a slight deflection off Wales captain Ben Davies and skipped inside the far post beyond Danny Ward's desperate dive. "I think it was a very good game," said Fernandes. "We controlled it and had a lot of chances but were not capable of...