{"id":1387670,"date":"2025-06-08T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1387670"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:29:37","slug":"portugal-vs-spain-nations-league-final","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/portugal-vs-spain-nations-league-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo wins generational battle with Lamine Yamal as Portugal secures historic second Nations League title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Portugal became the first two-time UEFA Nations League winners after beating holders Spain via a penalty shootout in Munich this evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luis de la Fuente&#8217;s men were twice pegged back, with Nuno Mendes and Cristiano Ronaldo respectively cancelling out Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Oyarzabal&#8217;s go-ahead goals. Nothing separated the Iberian rivals, forcing extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the additional period yielding a goalless stalemate, it swiftly moved to a dreaded shootout, which saw Roberto Martinez&#8217;s side come out on top, winning 5-3. Alvaro Morata, who came on in the final minutes, squandered the all-important kick. His effort was denied by Diogo Costa, who enhanced his reputation for stopping penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PORTUGAL HAVE DONE IT! ?<br><br>They are the first side to win the Nations League on multiple occasions. <br><br>2019 ? 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2m4ztYsAJk\">pic.twitter.com\/2m4ztYsAJk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1931829710473895991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anticipation surrounding this match was primarily centred on the clash between Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d&#8217;Or recipient, and Lamine Yamal, a promising talent 22 years and 168 days his junior, who is widely regarded as a future multiple winner for the prestigious award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This encounter may mark a unique moment, as it could be the only occasion these two generational players compete against each other in a competitive setting. While Ronaldo approaches the end of his illustrious career, Yamal is just beginning his journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a match anticipated to be fiercely contested, the stalemate was broken after 21 minutes of play. After driving forward to engineer Spain&#8217;s latest attack, Martin Zubimendi&#8217;s glancing header from Yamal&#8217;s right-channel cross was blocked by Ruben Dias, but the rebound dropped to the Real Sociedad midfielder for a tap-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that lead was short-lived as Paris Saint-Germain full-back Nuno Mendes netted Portugal&#8217;s equaliser, with Pedro Neto picking him out from the left. He then skillfully manoeuvred past Oscar Mingueza before firing a ferocious low shot across Unai Simon and inside the far post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the stroke of half-time, however, Euro 2024 hero Mikel Oyarzabal restored Spain&#8217;s lead with a clever finish. 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Until that successful effort, Spain had done a good job of nullifying Portugal&#8217;s supply chain, while Yamal posted three efforts, one on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yamal, given license to drift from whichever flank he was stationed on and consequently double or triple-marked, understandably had more touches (72 to Ronaldo&#8217;s 22) when both were on the pitch together, completed one take-on to Ronaldo&#8217;s none, while creating one chance to Ronaldo&#8217;s none\u2014but the caveat is the instructions both players received from their coaches. One needs to be constantly proactive, which his exuberance allows, while the other conserves energy and was made for that one moment, which came just after the hour mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven years after last finding the net against Spain, Ronaldo restored parity once again. Mendes was the architect down the left, and although his cutback was deflected up into the air, Portugal&#8217;s captain reacted quickest, adjusting his feet and getting ahead of Marc Cucurella to volley in from close range, netting international goal number 138.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronaldo could only watch from the sidelines as his teammates bested Spain on penalties. R\u00faben Neves hammered into the bottom-left corner to spark big celebrations in Bavaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a word on embattled head coach Martinez, who saw his team come out after halftime determined to change the course of the match. 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