"50 Years of Talent" Yamal, "You Will Realize" and "Immortal" Ronaldo's 138th goal "Tears" education...Portugal and Spain → Win the Nations League for the first time in six years
"50 Years of Talent" Yamal, "You Will Realize" and "Immortal" Ronaldo's 138th goal "Tears" education...Portugal and Spain → Win the Nations League for the first time in six years
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr), the haphazard player, burst into tears as he won his third trophy in Portugal.
Portugal won the UEFA Nations League (UNL) title by beating Spain, the "invincible fleet." Portugal tied Spain 2-2 after 120 minutes of bloody battle in the 2024-2025 UNL final at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the 9th (Korea time), before winning 5-3 in the penalty shootout.
Six years after winning its first tournament in 2019, Portugal has become the UNL throne again. Spain, which is shining at Euro 2024, sought its second win after the 2022-2023 season, but failed to overcome the last hurdle. Ronaldo was thrilled to win his second UNL title after winning Euro 2016.
Ronaldo was the hero of the second equalizer. Spain took the lead with the first goal from Martin Subimendi (Real Madrid) at the 21st minute of the first half. Portugal put the game to square one in the fifth minute. Lee Kang-in's teammate Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) scored the equalizer.
Spain broke the balance again with a goal scored by Mikel Oyarsabal (Real Sociedad) in the 45th minute of the first half. Ronaldo saved Portugal in the 16th minute of the second half. Mendes' cross ball from the left flank hit the opponent team's defense and floated high. Ronaldo overcame a physical struggle with Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) and shook the net with his right foot.
Ronaldo has scored eight goals in nine matches of the season. He broke the record for most goals with his 138th A-match total.
Ronaldo was replaced by Gonzalo Hamus (Paris Saint-Germain) in the 43rd minute of the second half. Portugal and Spain failed to secure the net despite the playoff. Their joys and sorrows were mixed in the penalty shootout, which is the "Roulette of God."
Starting with Hamus, all five players from Portugal including Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Mendes and Juven Neves (Al-Hilal) made it. Spain, on the other hand, lost its fourth kicker, veteran striker Alvaro Morata (Galatasaray).
Fullback Mendes, who was responsible for Portugal's first goal, contributed to Ronaldo's second scoring process, and calmly shook the net in the shootout, was selected as the tournament's most valuable player.
Ronaldo said, "It's always special to win for Portugal. I've won a lot of games at my club, but there's nothing better than winning for Portugal. Tears are a great joy in fulfilling my duty."
Attention was drawn to a confrontation between Ronaldo and Spain's future Ramin Yamal (Barcelona), who is 23 years younger than his son. Since debuting in an A-match in September 2023, Yamal has become the youngest player to play and score (16 years and 57 days) and the youngest player to play in the Euro (16 years and 338 days). Yamal elevated Spain to the top at Euro 2024. At Barcelona, he also broke the record of youngest start (16 years and 38 days) and youngest score (16 years and 87 days).
"Yamal is a talent that occurs every 50 years," said Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi, who faced Yamal in the semifinals of the European Champions League. "It was impressive to see him up close. Our players played two to three times harder to deal with him."
The ball was a mastermind. Ronaldo showed a better performance by taking Yamal's ball under constant pressure and launching a fastball. "This is why Ronaldo is in the stadium. He is a fierce striker in the box. He knows exactly where the ball will go and he has good contact capabilities," Tottenham manager Andrews Townsent said on "ITV." "People have been denigrating him over and over again, but he did his part tonight. He has already exceeded his role in the semifinal. He has proven that he can still make changes at the highest level." 온라인바카라
Yamal scored two goals in the semifinal match against France, but remained silent on the day. Most of the time, he made four shots from a long distance, but the goal was far from the goal.
"Yamal will realize tonight. He didn't have a presence today. He will have to figure out how to solve this problem," said Spanish soccer expert Guillaume Ballag.