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LYON, France -- Cristiano Ronaldo may have guided Portugal into the final of the European Championship, but he needed a little help from an often forgotten forward.Nani made another vital contribution to Portugals bid to win Euro 2016, scoring his teams second goal in the 2-0 victory over Wales on Wednesday.The tournament has rejuvenated the 29-year-old forward, who once stood out with Ronaldo at Manchester United -- before his star began to fade and Ronaldo went on to even greater glory at Real Madrid.In France, the two former club teammates are in perfect sync, with each scoring three goals to guide an imperfect Portugal side into Sundays final at the Stade de France against either Germany or the tournament hosts.Its an amazing moment. Its a historic moment for our country and we have to celebrate, Nani said.Just three minutes after Ronaldo opened the scoring against Wales with a powerful header, Nani provided another devastating blow to Welsh hopes in Lyon. Timing his slide near the penalty spot just right, he turned an off-target shot by Ronaldo past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and into the Wales net.It was a surprise goal, Nani said. It was instinct.His reward included a round of applause from the Portuguese fans when he was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma with three minutes to play.Euro 2016 is proving to be a high point in the career of Nani, who followed in Ronaldos footsteps by starting out at Sporting Lisbon and later moving to Old Trafford. The two helped United win the 2008 Champions League before Ronaldo left for Madrid a year later.Though he struggled to secure a first-team place, Nani won four Premier League titles with United before returning to Sporting Lisbon on loan for a season in 2014. He was then signed by Fenerbahce in the Turkish league, a step down in the career ladder.However, his earlier goals at Euro 2016 -- the equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Iceland and a goal in the 3-3 draw with Hungary that saw Portugal squeak into the knockout stages -- have not gone unnoticed.Spanish league club Valencia announced on Tuesday that it had signed Nani to a three-year deal.For the moment, though, his focus is on the national team, which is back in a European Championship final for the second time.Unlike Ronaldo, Nani wasnt there for Portugals previous final on home soil in 2004, when it surprisingly lost 1-0 to Greece in Lisbon.But now he will get the chance to help Portugal exorcise those demons from 12 years ago.We still have the final to go. I dont have an explanation for the feeling at this moment, Nani said. But its not over. Cheap Nike Kd 9 Mens . 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Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Australia have secured their place in the 2017 Davis Cup World Group with an emphatic playoff win over Slovakia in Sydney.Sam Groth and John Peers beat Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay 6-4 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) in Saturdays doubles rubber to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match tie at Olympic Park.Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic both swept to straight-sets singles wins on Friday as Australia retained their place in the 16-team World Group for the loss of just one set.Teaming up for the first time in the competition, Groth and Peers overcame the disappointment of squandering a third-set match point to seal the tie after two hours and 21 minutes.The Australians were untouchable on serve, dropping only 18 points in 21 service games while not facing a single break point all match.They broke the Slovaks three times to enjoy total conntrol until the visitors saved their match point at 5-6 and then stole the third-set tiebreaker to have the Australian camp on edge.ddddddddddddBut toey captain Lleyton Hewitt neednt have worried as 28-year-old Peers held his nerve to collect his first Davis Cup point for Australia.It was a sweet win for Groth, too, following his shattering doubles loss with Hewitt in Australias semi-final defeat last year at the hands of Great Britain in Glasgow.Australias unbeatable lead renders Sundays reverse singles rubbers dead and they will be reduced to best-of-three tiebreak sets.Hoping to win the Davis Cup for the first time since 2003, Australia will learn who they face in the first round next year following Tuesdays draw in London. 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