Football Soccer - Poland v Portugal - EURO 2016 - Quarter Final - Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France - 30/6/16 Portugal's Pepe REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LYON, France (Reuters) - Portugal centre back Pepe was left out of their team to face Wales in the semi-final of Euro 2016 on Wednesday after losing his battle to recover from a thigh injury.
Pepe has been a commanding presence at the back in all five of his team's games at the Euros, but complained of muscle pain in his thigh and did not train with his team mates on Monday and Tuesday.
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