Joao Felix admitted he was 'surprised' to see Cristiano Ronaldo dropped to the bench during Portugal's World Cup campaign, but said the 38-year-old refused to sulk around the dressing room.
Felix - who moved to Chelsea on a £9m loan deal in January from Atletico Madrid - was a team-mate of Ronaldo during the World Cup before Portugal crashed out in a shock exit to Morocco at the quarter-final stage.
After Fernando Santos's side topped their group which involved Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea, they faced Switzerland in a last-16 tie.