In the UEFA Nations League, Norway lost to Portugal 1-2. After the match, Ødegaard and Bernardo Silva were interviewed separately about a challenge during extra time.

Ødegaard was still pushing his teammates forward and attempting to equalize during extra time when he was fouled from behind by Bernardo Silva. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card, while Ødegaard appeared in pain and struck the ground.

Ødegaard stated: "He completely lost his mind. I had already passed the ball long ago, and he still kicked me. I don't know what he was doing at that moment."

Norway's center-back Østigård told VG and other media outlets: "The challenge from Bernardo Silva came very late. From the video replay, the tackle was extremely aggressive. I think a red card would have been fully justified."

Ødegaard lay on the grass for a moment, holding his ankle. His condition was clearly affected, but he insisted on finishing the match.

Ødegaard said: "My ankle took a hard impact. It's certainly not going to feel good tonight, but I'm hoping to recover over the next few days."

Norway's head coach Solbakken stated: "His ankle took a very hard knock. In a situation like that, the best thing is to come off and get ice and compression."

Norway's team doctor Ola Sand made no further comment as he left Ullevaal Stadium in the early hours of Monday.

Bernardo Silva did not linger in the mixed zone, but as he left Ullevaal Stadium, he said about the incident: "My friend, this is football."

Upon hearing Bernardo Silva's response, Østigård commented: "That's ridiculous. That was a terrible tackle, absolutely dreadful. We don't want to see that happen to our captain. And the challenge came very late—it clearly looked completely intentional."

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