Portugal beat Spain on penalties to win Nations League

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Portugal beat Spain on penalties to win Nations League

Published : Monday, 9 June, 2025 at 10:11 AM, Count : 432

Portugal beat Spain on penalties to win Nations League

Mendes, put through by Pedro Neto, drilled a low shot across the goal and in.

Just before halftime, Spain picked Portugal's pocket in their own half before advancing.

Pedri linked with Oyarzabal, who threaded the ball past Costa.

Oyarzabal's goal meant he has scored in three international finals - against England at Euro 2024, which Spain won, and the 2023 and 2025 Nations Leagues, which Spain lost.

Ronaldo had done little other than encourage the heavily Portuguese crowd until that point but would pick his moment to strike.

With 61 minutes gone, Mendes shed a defender and whipped in a cross.

The ball took a deflection and Ronaldo outmuscled Cucurella before lashing a volley home.

The goal was Ronaldo's fourth in 10 matches against Spain.

The previous three all coming in a wild 3-3 draw at the 2018 World Cup.

Limping in the dying stages of regulation time, Ronaldo fell to the turf with three minutes left and signalled to the bench that his night was over.

Spain may have been confident when the match went to extra time, having won on penalties in 2023, but Portugal were faultless, Neves stepping up and converting to send his teammates, including a hobbled Ronaldo, streaming onto the pitch.

RESULT

Portugal 2 (Mendes 26, Ronaldo 61) Spain 2 (Zubimendi 21, Oyarzabal 45) aet

Portugal won 5-3 on penalties

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