{"id":714,"date":"2025-06-09T14:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/?p=714"},"modified":"2025-06-09T14:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:18:37","slug":"uefa-nations-league-2025-portugal-conquers-the-sky-on-penalties-beat-spain-in-monaco-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/uefa-nations-league-2025-portugal-conquers-the-sky-on-penalties-beat-spain-in-monaco-night\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Nations League 2025: Portugal conquers the sky on penalties, beats Spain on Munich night"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"1034\">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<\/script>\n<p>On June 8, 2025, in the picturesque setting of the<strong>Allianz Arena<\/strong> of Munich, soccer told one of its most beautiful stories. An all-Iberian final - <strong>Portugal vs. Spain<\/strong> - decided only after 120 minutes of battle and a lottery of penalties, which handed the Portuguese the <strong>their second UEFA Nations League title<\/strong>.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1037\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"726\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The hot blood duel: Spain vs. Portugal<\/strong><\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"985\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>On one side Spain, the defending champion, organized, precise and ready to defend its crown. On the other a Portugal rich in talent, experience and with a man-symbol once again decisive: <strong>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong>. A match that kept millions of viewers glued, turning Monaco into the beating heart of European soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The chronicle: blows, answers and legend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The start is scorching. In the 21st minute Spain strikes: <strong>Mart\u00edn Zubimendi<\/strong>, coolly concludes a splendid play orchestrated by Nico Williams. But Portugal reacts as great teams know how to do. Just five minutes later, <strong>Nuno Mendes<\/strong> fishes the corner with a signature left and balances the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Spanish fury is not extinguished. Before halftime, in the 45th minute, <strong>Oyarzabal<\/strong> took advantage of an uncertainty in the Lusitanian defense and signed the 2-1. It looked like it could have been the knockout blow, but in the second half he once again rises to the occasion. <strong>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong>: In the 61st minute, on an assist from Bernardo Silva, he signed the equalizer with an angry right-footed shot. It is his 138th goal in the national team. A record. A seal of legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portugal - Spain 7-5: Highlights | UEFA Nations League 2024\/25\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NNPvyaaYVrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On penalties: the coldness of fate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clock is ticking. Extra time with no goals, but plenty of tension. It goes to penalties. Spain is the first to concede: <strong>\u00c1lvaro Morata<\/strong> gets hypnotized by <strong>Diogo Costa<\/strong>. Portugal is perfect from the penalty spot. No smudges at all. It's up to <strong>R\u00faben Neves<\/strong> closing the loop. Goal. Joy explodes. It's 5-3 on penalties. It is Portugal on the roof of Europe once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The protagonists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong>: not only goals, but also leadership and tears. At 40, he has probably greeted the international stage as a hero.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuno Mendes<\/strong>: appointed : appointed <strong>MVP of the final<\/strong>, thanks to the goal and a dominant performance on the wing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diogo Costa<\/strong>: absolute protagonist in penalties, decisive as in 2022 World Cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statistics and trivia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2nd Nations League title<\/strong> for Portugal (after the 2019 triumph).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the <strong>Oldest player to score in a UEFA final<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portugal is the first nation to win two editions of the competition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allianz Arena sold out: over <strong>70,000 spectators<\/strong> present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over <strong>150 countries<\/strong> they broadcast the final live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An ending that is already history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As fireworks lit up the Munich sky, Cristiano Ronaldo lifted to the sky yet another trophy, perhaps the last in his long international career. Portugal was celebrating not just a title, but a passing of the baton between past and future. A new cycle has begun, under the eternal star of the number 7. 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