Portugal beats Spain in penalty shootout to win Nations League
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More angles of Ronaldo's equalizer for Portugal in the UEFA Nations League Final 🇵🇹
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Oyarzabal squeezed the ball past Costa in the 45th after Pedri played him in.
'It's a shame and it's tough, but with time it will be more appreciated,' Oyarzabal said. 'We struggled more in the second half, we were tired. The substitutions helped them. But we are proud of our team and we will fight to be close to winning a title again.'
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Spain, still the European champion, failed to display the cohesion and fluency in attack that put five goals past France in the semifinal on Thursday.
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There was an element of fortune about the opening goal scored by Martin Zubimendi in the 21st when Portugal's defense failed to deal with Lamine Yamal's cross.
Nuno Mendes leveled five minutes later when he drilled a low shot inside the far post. The 22-year-old left back was the player of the match — providing the cross that was deflected kindly for Ronaldo to score his equalizer, keeping Yamal in check, then confidently scoring his penalty in the shootout.
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Ronaldo was already off by then. He had gone off, exhausted, to standing ovations and a hug from coach Roberto Martínez in the 88th. In his previous game, Ronaldo led Portugal to its first win over Germany for 25 years.
For Mendes and Paris Saint-Germain teammates Gonçalo Ramos, João Neves, and Vitinha, it was their second trophy in a little more than a week after winning the
Every penalty from the UEFA Nations League Final between Portugal and Spain 🎥
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Kylian Mbappé led France to third place earlier Sunday with a 2-0 win over host nation Germany in Stuttgart.
The Real Madrid star scored his 50th goal for France before setting up the other as Les Bleus rallied after a lethargic start.
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