Space He could not chain his second title of the Nations League Despite showing the same resilience as hours before, Carlos Alcaraz was champion of Roland Garros. In an open match against a Portugal who made merits to win the title, those of De la Fuente fell into the penalty shootout, after Diogo Costa diverted the launch of Morata. Portugal won and Cristiano, who marked the tie, remains the king before a Lamine who did not live up to other games.
'Realistic' goals
Ten minutes bothered the game to Spain, the time it took Pedri and Fabián to deactivate the traps of the Portuguese in the core, which populated several curtains of staggered players jumping at the pressure. They warned of De la Fuente that the final won on the outside and played patiently attracting his defense and then looking for Nico behind Joao Neves's back. Huijsen downloaded that side and in his first appearance Williams served a pass to Pedri that did not take the door. Seconds later Nico himself took out a thread that did not end between sticks either. The prize came In the 18th minute, in a lance in which Spain generated an advantage in the right, from where Lamine served a pass that stayed halfway between Oyarzabal and Nico, but Zubimendi's faith appeared to rive it to the network.
There was so much slate, that any unexpected movement generated superiority. In fact, At 26 minutes Nuno Mendes was encouraged to join the surprise attack with finding opposition until he screwed his left -handed to the network. The tie balance the score and the board. All Portugal, except Christian, crouched behind the ball, while Spain threw the line away from its area. With vitinha and Bruno closely guarded, Bernardo and Conceiçao did not enjoy clean balls and this deactivated Cristiano. Spain generated more uncertainty in the coastal area, than in the last play of the first half he saw how Pedri leaked a pass behind the backs of the plants, where the smartest of the class appeared, Mikel Oyarzabal, to play the right and mark. The Donostiarra, went on time to his appointment with the finals as in 2021 in the Nations against France and last summer in the Eurocup against England.
Mikel Oyarzabal scores the second goal in the final of the Nunos League against Portugal / Ronald WITTEK / EFE
Portugal Rearma and Cristiano Embata
Martínez's right shielded at the break with Semedo, in addition to adding to the equation in the middle the physical variant of Rubén Neves. Portugal needed to grow minimized by liquid football from de la Fuente. The feeling was of clear domain, but the score kept the rival a crockery in the chin. And at the time of the nth stampede of Nuno Mendes, he portrayed a neglect of Lamine, ending with An poisoned center that Cristiano Ronaldo was right to push the network with that voracious instinct that keeps him alive at age 40. In the absence of football, the Portuguese heart balanced the duel lighting the stands.
He asked for changes in the Spanish ranks, but from the source he preferred to wait. The final was increasingly open when they jumped into the Leao field, Renaro Vieira, Merino and an Isco that dressed again the shirt six years later. Haro's made natural changes, taking Pedri and Fabián. Martínez sharpened his team above exchanging the talent of a gray Bernardo for the power of a leao that also had its side to a mingueza that is not usual in these needs. The final was played on the edge of the razor. A talent play or a fortuitous lance could decide. So both teams decided to minimize risks and trust everything to some spark. He took out Costa a shot of Isco and Nico threw another thread that kissed the Portuguese stick. The Lusos had their own in a Chut de Bruno center after a riding of Leao. After a strenuous season, the nations final would be decided in the extension.
Martínez threw Neves back, putting together a line of three when he attacked, and the Mendes and Semedo sides got inside generating superiorities that bother Spain. De la Fuente tried to shield the right with Porro and put Baena for a very punished by pubalgia. The board gave way to fatigue, fatigue entered as a new variable in the equation of a match in which the areas were quickly reached, but with little bellows. The left wing of Portugal became a nightmare for the Spaniards with News and Leoo overcoming Spaniards once after another. He asked Portugal penalty at another dazzling Slalom from Nuno Mendes in which Baena touched him when he was already on his way to the ground. When Lamine left on the bench, at the rest of extra time, the Puts clearly won the points. The second had Spanish color, with domain of the ball and a shot from the midfield of Porro that put a knot in the Portuguese throats.
Morata failure
The game was decided in the penalty shootout, where the two arrived without their stars, replaced during the game. It was the moment of the secondary and the sequence of the batch was this: Gonzalo Ramos (goal), Merino (goal), vitinha (goal), Baena (goal), Bruno (goal), Isco (goal), Nuno Menmdes (goal), Morata (failure) and Rubén Neves (goal). Spain stayed at the doors and Morata's error, which has given so much to this team, left him without a title. Portugal won Spain. Lamine will have to wait to inherit Cristiano's crown.