Epic reversal! Portugal killed Spain and reached the top of the European League, Ronaldo scored and injured his goal and retreated + kissed the coach in tears!

In the early morning of June 9, the Allianz Stadium in Germany witnessed an Iberian derby that was enough to be recorded in history! In the 2024-25 European League final, the Portuguese team went through 120 minutes of fierce battle and penalty shootout, defeating the defending champion Spain with a total score of 7-5, winning the UEFA Champions League trophy for the second time! 🇵🇹 This victory also ended the curse of Portugal's official competition not defeating Spain for 15 years (since the 2010 friendly match).

🔥 The plot is ups and downs: lead, equalize, lead again, equalize again!

The 21st minute: Spain took the lead in attacking! Yamal made a cross from the right, causing a Portuguese defense to clear the ball, and Subimedi easily pushed the ball into the empty goal from the right side of the small penalty area! 1-0!

Minute 26: Portugal responds with lightning! Ronaldo was divided into the side, Neto made a backward pass from the left, Nuno Mendes inserted into the penalty area and calmly shot low in the far corner to score! VAR confirmed that the goal was valid! ⚽️ 1-1! (Nuano Mendes National Team A-level event debut)

The 45th minute: Spain leads again before halftime! Pedri made a brilliant pass, and Oyasaval shot through the goal with a low shot from the right side of the penalty area! 2-1! (Oyasawar scored in the finals of the three consecutive international competitions!)

The 61st minute: Ronaldo stood up to save his master! Nuno Mendes made a cross from the left, and after the ball was refracted, Ronaldo cleverly grabbed the point and volleyed at the back point! 👑 2-2! (This is Ronaldo's 8th goal in the European League this year and the 138th goal in his national team's career. It continues to set a new record for the historical goal of the men's football team!)

88th minute: The goal-scoring hero Ronaldo was unable to persist due to injury and was replaced by Gonzalo Ramos. 😟

Overtime: Neither side made any achievements, Nuno Mendes fell in the penalty area and caused controversy, but no penalty was awarded. The game was dragged into a brutal penalty shootout! 😰

🎯 A penalty kick! In the first three rounds of Heroes and Regrets, both sides made perfect shots: Gonzalo Ramos (🇵🇹), Merino (🇪🇸); Vitinia (🇵🇹), Baena (🇪🇸); B Fee (🇵🇹), Isco (🇪🇸) all hits! 3-3!

Round 4: Nuno Mendes scored in the upper right corner! The pressure came to Spain...Morata's low shot was saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa! 🙅‍♂️ Portugal leads 4-3!

Fifth Round: Ruben Neves steadily sent the ball to the left side of the goal! Penalty match 5-3! Total scores 7-5! Portugal won the championship! 💥

🎉 End Moment: Passion and Inheritance

Ronaldo on the sidelines was extremely excited, hugged and kissed coach Martinez's forehead with emotion. The deep love scene of the general was moving. ❤️

This is the second time in the history of Portugal, the first time was the first in 2019, and it is also the third championship trophy in Ronaldo's personal national team career (European Cup 2016, UEFA Nations League 2019, and UEFA Nations League 2025).

📊 Key data and background

Value match: According to the valuation of the German market, the total value of the Spanish team is about 1.29 billion euros, and Portugal is about 1.01 billion euros, which can be regarded as the peak battle of over 2 billion euros.

The road to promotion: Portugal eliminates Denmark and Germany; Spain eliminates the Netherlands and France, and the finals deserve it.

Ronaldo's milestone: The goal in this game is his 938th official game goal in his career (including clubs), continuing to lead the football history scorer list.

Squadrons of both sides:

Portugal (4-3-3): Diogo Costa; Nuno Mendes, Inasio (74 ' Vega), Dias, João Neves (46 ' Semedo); B Se (74 ' Leo), Vitinia, B Fe; Neto (106 ' Jota), C Ronaldo (88 ' Gonzalo Ramos), Concesan (46 ' Ruben Neves)

Spain (4-3-3): Simon; Mingèsa (93 ' Polo), Lenoorman, Heisen, Cucurella; Subimedi, Fabian (75 ' Merino), Pedri (75 ' Isco); Nico Williams (92 ' Baena), Oyasabal (111 ' Morata), Yamal (106 ' Pino)

🏁 Summary: This is a classic final that combines dramatic, high-quality confrontation and legendary colors! Portugal completed the reversal of his old rival with his tenacious will, Diogo Costa became the penalty hero, and although Ronaldo was injured and retreated early, his key goal laid the foundation for victory. Congratulations to Portugal! 👏 #European League #Portugal wins #C Ronaldo