Ronaldo shines as Portugal reach Nations League final

Coming from behind to defeat host Germany 2-1 with Cristiano Ronaldo's decisive goal, Portugal won the first ticket to the Nations League final.

Ronaldo celebrates his goal - Photo: Uefa

Goal:

Germany: Writz 48'

Portugal: Conceicao 62', Ronaldo 68'

Line-up

Germany (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Kimmich, Tah, Koch, Anton, Mittelstadt; Pavlovic, Goretzka; Woltemade, Wirtz, Sane.

Portugal (4-4-2): Diogo Costa; Ruben Dias, Inacio, Nuno Mendes; Bernardo, Joao Neves, Ruben Neves, Bruno Fernandes; Pedro Neto, Trincao, Ronaldo.

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06/05/2025 | 04:07

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Ronaldo scores the decisive goal to send Portugal into the Nations League final - Photo: 433

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06/05/2025 | 03:57

89'

Portugal had great chances to score a third but Diogo Jota and Conceicao could not beat Ter Stegen after two close-range finishes.

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06/05/2025 | 03:51

82'

Adeyemi made Portuguese fans gasp with a powerful shot that hit the post.

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06/05/2025 | 03:51

81'

Conceicao once again curled the ball with his left foot extremely dangerously.

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06/05/2025 | 03:47

77'

Germany was a bit weaker than their opponent so they couldn't create pressure to find an equalizer.

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06/05/2025 | 03:37

68'

Goal (1-2, Cristiano Ronaldo): Nuno Mendes made a clever pass into the penalty area and crossed for Ronaldo to tap into an empty net, raising the score to 2-1.

Ronaldo spoke up at the right time - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 03:31

63'

Goal (1-1, Conceicao): Francisco Conceicao turned the ball from the right wing into the middle and drew a beautiful curve with his left foot from about 30 meters away to equalize for Portugal.

Conceicao makes the difference - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 03:27

59'

From a corner kick on the left wing, Ronaldo jumped very high and headed the ball over the bar.

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06/05/2025 | 03:26

58'

Coach Roberto Martinez sent Vitinha and Conceicao onto the field.

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06/05/2025 | 03:26

56'

Bruno Fernandes handled the ball well outside the penalty area and then curled it past the post.

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06/05/2025 | 03:17

48'

Goal (1-0, Florian Writz): Kimmich made a smart pass for Writz to enter the penalty area and head the ball into the Portuguese net to open the scoring.

Writz headed the goal

Teammates ran to congratulate Writz - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 03:15

47'

Nuno Mendes ran up the left wing and crossed for Ronaldo to rush in and cushion the ball wide, which was extremely unfortunate.

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06/05/2025 | 02:59

End of first half

The first 45 minutes ended in a 0-0 draw - Photo: DFB

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06/05/2025 | 02:51

39'

Florian Writz just made a dangerous foul on Bruno Fernandes.

Writz dribbles in midfield - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 02:45

32'

Pedro Neto dribbled into the penalty area, but instead of passing to Ronaldo, he handled the ball in a complicated manner and lost the ball.

Ronaldo tries to find a goal - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 02:37

27'

The home team is controlling the ball better, in the context of Portugal playing defensive counter-attack.

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06/05/2025 | 02:31

19'

Germany had a pretty good attack in the middle. However, Woltemade's final shot when entering the penalty area was not able to beat Diogo Costa.

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06/05/2025 | 02:22

11'

Pedro Neto counter-attacked on the left wing and then shot over the crossbar.

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06/05/2025 | 02:17

7'

Portugal responded immediately with a left-footed strike from Ronaldo. Unfortunately, the ball was not difficult enough to beat Ter Stegen.

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06/05/2025 | 02:14

4'

Both teams started the game with great determination. The first significant chance belonged to the German team, but Goretzka's shot in the penalty area went straight to goalkeeper Costa.

Bruno Fernandes disputes with Sane - Photo: Uefa

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06/05/2025 | 01:59

2:10

The match begins.

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06/05/2025 | 02:08

2h

Due to bad weather and heavy rain before the match, the match took place 10 minutes later than originally scheduled.

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06/05/2025 | 01:28

1h

Line-up of both teams

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06/05/2025 | 00:30

0h

Force:

Germany: Musiala, Bisseck, Burkardt, Amiri, Stiller are absent (injured).

Portugal: Matheus Nunes is absent (injured).

The match promises to be exciting - Photo: Khelnow

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