Rasmus Hojlund mimics Ronaldo's celebration after scoring as Denmark defeats Portugal in the Nations League.

After Denmark's victory over Portugal in the Nations League on Thursday, Rasmus Hojlund recreated Cristiano Ronaldo's goal celebration.

 Hojlund scored the game-winning goal after coming off the bench as his team defeated Parken Stadium 1-0 in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal.

Christian Eriksen's first-half penalty was saved, but the Manchester United striker's goal in the 78th minute helped save his face.

Hojlund remarked, "It was fantastic, it was a great day in many ways," in reference to the celebration and goal.

 "I played against my idol and scored and was the match winner.  The writing couldn't have been more perfect.

Bruno Fernandes, the captain of Hojlund at Old Trafford, who is wearing Portuguese colours and plays on the other team from the front, stated: "We weren't surprised; we knew they were aggressive and that they would come out strong."

 "We needed to be more savvy in using the depth and stronger in the duels since we lacked assertiveness.

"We have a difficult game ahead of us but we really want to win, and at home with our fans we are sure that we'll be able to turn the game around."

Nations League, what else took place?

 Mikel Merino of Arsenal equalised in stoppage time as European champions Spain defeated the Netherlands 2-2 in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal.

 Nico Williams gave Spain the lead early in Thursday's match in Rotterdam, but Cody Gakpo of Liverpool scored a goal shortly after.

 Early in the second half, Tijjani Reijnders gave the Dutch the lead, but Jorrel Hato's dismissal in the 81st minute gave the Spanish hope, and Merino had the last word.

After losing 2-0 to Croatia in Split, France will have a difficult time winning their last-eight match.

 Andrej Kramaric had missed an early penalty for the home team, while Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic both scored in the first half.

 Germany claimed the edge over Italy after coming from behind to win 2-1 in Milan.

 After nine minutes, Sandro Tonali gave the Italians the lead, but four minutes after the interval, Tim Kleindienst gave Germany the equaliser.  After a late injury scare to Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori, Italy won thanks to a header from Leon Goretzka 14 minutes from time.

Belgium is in danger of sliding to League B after losing 3-1 to Ukraine in Murcia after giving up three goals in the second half.  Serbia and Austria tied 1-1, while Turkey defeated Hungary 3-1.

 Georgia won 3-0 in Armenia, while Kosovo defeated Iceland 2-1.  After a goalless draw, Slovakia and Slovenia still have everything to play for.