Portugal has won the UEFA Nations League championship by defeating Spain in a penalty shootout. The match, played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, ended with a 2-2 draw after full time. After extra time failed to produce a winner, Portugal emerged victorious in the penalty shootout with a score of 5-3. In a highly competitive match between the two teams, Spain’s Martin Zubimendi scored the opening goal in the 21st minute, giving his team the lead.
However, five minutes later, Portugal’s Nuno Mendes equalized with a goal from Pedro Neto’s assist. In the final minute of the first half, Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal scored to give his team the lead for the second time. Oyarzabal was also the player who scored the winning goal for Spain in the recent Euro football tournament. Portugal equalized for the second time in the 61st minute with a goal from captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the penalty shootout, Portugal successfully converted all five of their penalties, while Spain’s fourth penalty taken by Alvaro Morata was saved by Portugal’s goalkeeper Diogo Costa. With this victory over the defending champions Spain, Portugal has now won the Nations League tournament twice out of the four editions held so far.
