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Nations League: Portugal Beat Spain On Penalties To Win Title

Last updated: June 9, 2025 4:13 pm
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Portugal beat Spain 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Munich to claim their second Nations League title.

Ruben Neves scored the decisive spot kick after Alvaro Morata missed.

The Portuguese went behind twice in regulation time but fought back to level the scores.

Martin Zubimendi took advantage of some sloppy Portugal defence to put Spain in front after 21 minutes.

Nuno Mendes levelled things up five minutes later.

Mikel Oyarzabal, put Spain in front just before halftime

Cristiano Ronaldo, scored the equalizer in the 61st minutes, after a Mendes cross was deflected into the air, going past Marc Cucurella.

He was substituted before full-time with cramp. Even though Portugal had the better of extra time, the match went to penalties.

Both sides converted their first three spot kicks. Mendes scored Portugal’s fourth, before Morata stepped up and shot straight into Diogo Costa hands

The victory is Portugal’s second competitive win over rival Spain in their long history.

Their other win over Spain in a competitive fixture was a 1-0 victory which eliminated the Spaniards out of Euro 2004, with a 19-year-old Ronaldo on the left wing.

Portugal became the first two-time winner of the Nations League, launched in 2018. It was their third major title, along with Euro 2016.

(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)

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