
Ronaldo in tears as Portugal win Nations League
Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 on penalties to win the Nations League after a 2-2 draw in Munich.
Martin Zubimendi opened the scoring after capitalising on Portugal's poor defending, before Nuno Mendes quickly equalised for Portugal.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored to give Spain a first-half lead before Cristiano Ronaldo scored a second-half equaliser; he now has a record-breaking 138 goals for Portugal.
After a goalless extra time, Diogo Costa saved Alvaro Morata 's penalty, and Ruben Neves scored the decisive penalty for Portugal.
Portugal secured their second Nations League title, having previously won in 2019.
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