Portugal beats Spain in penalty shootout to win Nations League Final

MUNICH — Rúben Neves scored the profitable penalty kick as Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 in a shootout to win the Nations League on Sunday.

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa stored Álvaro Morata’s fourth penalty for Spain, then Neves transformed his group’s 5th to seal the win after their fit completed 2-2 after time beyond regulation.

Cristiano Ronaldo had saved Portugal within the recreation when he equalized within the 61st minute of standard time along with his record-extending 138th objective after Mikel Oyarzabal had given Spain a halftime lead.

Oyarzabal squeezed the ball previous Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa within the 45th minute after Pedri performed him in.

Martin Zubimendi had damaged the impasse within the 21st with a tap-in when Portugal’s defence did not take care of Lamine Yamal’s move, then Nuno Mendes levelled 5 mins later when he drilled a low shot within the a ways publish.

Earlier, Kylian Mbappé led France to 3rd position with a 2-0 win over host country Germany in Stuttgart.