📸 Portugal star confirms his meteoric rise in Nations League final
📸 Portugal star confirms his meteoric rise in Nations League final
The Nations League final has exploded into life with Portugal cancelling out Spain's early opener.
Roberto Martínez's side trailed for barely five minutes at the Allianz Arena before Nuno Mendes pulled them level with a sublime long-range effort.
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The full-back's return to Munich just eight days after featuring in Paris Saint-Germain's emphatic Champions League final victory confirmed his meteoric rise.
Are we finally seeing Mendes stepping into the spotlight?
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