Portugal cruise to victory in Armenia with Cristiano Ronaldo relieved to escape Yerevan

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores their second goal against Armenia at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia. Photo: REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan

From the minute that the Portugal team’s charter flight landed in Yerevan last week to prepare for Saturday’s World Cup tie away to a struggling Armenia side, which finished in a facile 5-0 win for Roberto Martinez’s team, those whose job it was to keep a protective cordon around the most famous of those famous visitors, Cristiano Ronaldo, were under pressure.

Football fever hit Yerevan with match tickets for the sold-out game going for 100 times their face value on resale websites. Ronaldo was mobbed with every step he took and a video of

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