Finally, a trophy for Ronaldo! Portugal broke the hegemony of Spain and won the League of Nations
After transferring to Arab football, Cristiano Ronaldo did not win anything. Usually to get a trophy after the trophy, the Portuguese star suffered terribly because he could not add anything to the record. Last night came the great release for Lusitan, his national team obtaining the League of Nations.
Cristiano Ronaldo and the long -awaited trophy. Photo Getty Images
Ronaldo and the company won the trophy in front of Spain, the title holder and the Euro 2024, after a superb match, decided at the break. It was 5-3 on Allianz Arena in Munich, in the final of the competition, after at the end of the regular time the score was equal, 2-2.
Spain opened the scoring through Martin Zubimendi (21), but the Lusitans equalized through Nuno Mendes (26). The European champion again went to the advantage, through the success of Mikel Oyarzabal (45), but Cristiano Ronaldo restored equality (61), reaching 138 goals in the national shirt. At the breaks, for Selecao, Goncalo Ramos, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, Nuno Mendes and Ruben Neves scored, while for the Spaniards they scored Mikel Merino, Alex Baena and Isco, and Alvaro Morata's shot was defended by Diogo Costa.
Ronaldo, discharged after the victory of the League of Nations. TV capture
Portugal obtained the trophy for the second time, after winning the inaugural edition, in 2019. France prevailed in the second edition (2021), and Spain won in 2023.
After the match, Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that he will continue to play at Al Nastr, who offered a contract of 16.5 million euros per month, with one million more than in the previous seasons.
Portugal-Spain 2-2 (1-2, 2-2) after extensions; 5-3 at the breaking blows
Munich, Allianz Arena
Have marked: Nuno Mendes (26), Cristiano Ronaldo (61)/ Zubimendi (21), Oyarzabal (45).
Executed the breaks of separation: Goncalo Ramos 1-0 (empty), Mikel Merino 1-1 (empty), Vitinha 2-1 (empty), Alex Baena 2-2 (empty), Bruno Fernandes 3-2 (empty), ISCO 3-3 (empty), Nuno Mendes 4-3 (empty), Alvaro Morata 4-3 (failure-defended Diogo Costa), Ruben Neves 5-3 (empty).
