Portugal wins Nations League! Spain KO on penalties: Morata decisive error, Ronaldo in tears

MUNICH (Germany) - Portugal wins the Nations League by beating Spain in the final after a penalty shootout. Cristiano Ronaldo triumphs again for the national team with the goal to make it 2-2 in regulation time, extending the challenge to the battle of the penalty spots where the error of former Juve player Alvaro Morata is the deciding factor, much to the delight of the Portuguese people. Success for the Bianconeri for Conceicao and Renato Veiga, who were on the pitch during the match. Lamine Yamal is out, replaced in extra time and not listed among the penalty takers.

Spain got off to a better start, breaking the deadlock after two attempts in the 21st minute with a goal from Zubimendi , the quickest to tap in a ball left in the area by Ruben Dias in an attempt to stop the Yamal-Oyarzabal duo. The Portuguese response was immediate and Nuno Mendes restored balance with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area that did not forgive Unai Simon . Before half-time, Oyarzabal put the Spaniards back in front by turning in a perfect through ball from Pedri . Conceicao remained in the locker room at half-time, replaced by Ruben Neves , but the usual Cristiano Ronaldo took care of it in the 61st minute to level the scores again with a close-range touch to make it 2-2. Spain reignited, forcing Costa to make a super save on a long-range shot from Isco . Portugal sent on Juventus player Veiga but then lost Ronaldo to injury in the 87th minute ( Gonzalo Ramos took his place) with the match going into extra time.

In extra time the Nations League final heats up due to contact in the Spanish penalty area on Nuno Mendes , the referee and VAR do not report any irregularities but tempers flare up among the protagonists on the pitch. Leao , who entered the pitch in the second half, appears the most inspired and his accelerations worry De La Fuente 's defence who often resorts to bad methods to stop him. De La Fuente who surprises by taking off Yamal when penalties are needed to decide the outcome of the final. And from eleven metres it is Alvaro Morata who has his penalty saved by Diogo Costa with Ruben Neves to give the first Nations League in history to Portugal , another success in the national team for Cristiano Ronaldo, in tears at the end of the match , after the 2016 European Championship.