Portugal He consecrated champion of the UEFA Nations League and became the first selected to win the European tournament twice after beating penalties to Spain. In the initial 120 minutes, the match ended 2-2 with goals from Zubimendi and Oyarzabal For the Spaniards and Mendes and Cristiano Ronaldo For the champions.
The game opened early, with a goal from Martín Zubimendi at 21 minutes To put Spain advantage after a good collective triangulation and a series of rebounds in the area.
However, Nuno Mendes The score match just four minutes later with a great individual play and a cross definition that left the Spanish goalkeeper without possibilities Unai Simon.
About the end of the first part, Spain He was in front of the game again thanks to the goal of Mikel Oyarzabal after 45 minutes.
The second half continued with the same dynamic: a stop and turn even without clear possibilities for either team.
At 61 minutes, Cristino Ronaldo He appeared to give his team a tie after an excellent overflow of Mendes. The Portuguese star had to leave the court before the end of the 90s for a physical discomfort.
In the length, Portugal created more opportunities but failed to defeat the fence of Unai Simon and the party had to resolve in a penalty definition.
After three penalties executed perfectly by the two teams, Álvaro Morata, captain of the Spanish team, erred the fourth shot with a soft and little cornered shot that the goalkeeper Diogo Costa could contain easily.
Ruben Neves He was in charge of kicking the last penal Portugal.
How Spain and Portugal arrive in the final of the Nations League
The Portuguese team, led by Roberto Martínez, reached the final after an agonizing remote against Germany: it was 2-1 with goals from Francisco Conceição and the eternal Cristiano Ronaldo, who at age 40 continues to show that it is still decisive.
Champion in the 2019 inaugural edition, Portugal closed a new successful cycle with its maximum idol in command.
Spain, meanwhile, arrived with great expectations after a epic semifinal against France that won 5-4 after being 4-0 up. The selected of Luis de la Fuente, current champion of the Eurocup and of the Nations League herself, failed to maintain this good moment and fell into the final against Portugal.
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