Nations League, Germany-Portugal 1-2, decides Cristiano Ronaldo

And so 22 years after his debut in the national team we are still here to celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo. The splendid forty year old last night celebrated the 220 appearances in the national team scoring the goal of victory: Portugal beat Germany 2-1 in comeback. CR7 in 5 challenges with the Germans had always lost. His national team hadn’t won the German land for 40 years. So away from the party: Stadium of Monaco sold out again 4 days after the Champions League final, many Portuguese to sing that name that never dies, Cristiano Ronaldo with their narrow and harsh accent. Portugal remains in Munich and Sunday will try to conquer its second Nations League, a tournament in the fourth edition, challenging the winner of France-Spain scheduled today in Stuttgart.

the return

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With a list of 10 absent, headed by Musiala and Rüdiger, Nagelsmann was forced to an effort of creativity. The German coach found Ter Stegen, who had not been seen in the national team since September 10 and who in these 9 months with Barcelona has played just 2 games for the serious knee injury. For Kimmich 100 round appearances, for Woltemade, striker of Stuttgart, the debut. In Portugal immediate return to the Bavarian triumph for the European champions of PSG João Neles, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha and Gonçalo Ramos, but only the first two started the game, with João Nees to make the right -back in Hakimi style and the brilliant vitinha initially closed by Ruben Neves and Bernardo Silva. On the bench also Rafa Leão and João Felix.

who plays, who paras

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The torrential rain has spoiled a long sunny day forcing the organizers to start with 10 ‘of delay a game played in a great environment. Many Portuguese and as if he wanted to pay them homage to Martinez’s team he left with determination and courage, keeping the ball and using it at best. A nice football, but not very concrete also because twice the wing of Chelsea Pedro Neto chooses selfishness instead of serving the CR7 cannibal and the errors are coarse. Germany goes on the contrary: it plays little, Kimmich slams and Wirtz is not seen, but between 19 ‘and 21’ he obliges Diogo costs to two miracles on close conclusions of Woltemade and Goretzka. The goalkeeper of the port flies to the ground and avoids an advantage that would have been sincerely unfair.

here is wirtz

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At the opening of the recovery La Fiamma, Ronaldo arrives in guilty delay on a magnificent invitation by Nuno Mendes and a moment after the other side Trincao loses the ball under construction and Kimmich with a magnificent Wirtz fishing spoon that heads the ball where Diogo Costa cannot arrive. The referee goes to the Var to control a possible block of woltemade in the offside position, but does not change his mind.

super chico

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Martinez entered Semedo, Vitinha and Conceiçao, Nagelsmann after another opportunity for CR7 Gnabry, Füllkrug and Gosens. And in an instant the Chico Juventino burned the purple by running away and taging with a spectacular left from the edge that turning ended in the ‘7’ far. A feat. And 5 minutes later Cristiano Ronaldo with a precise tap-in on the assists of the immense Nuno Mendes scored the number 137 goal in the national team and 937 in his career, another small step towards the dream 1000. Ronaldo seems offside and the referee is late to validate, but then they give him the ok between doubts that are evidently canceled by the lines of technology.

Palo and miracles

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Nagelsmann changed the system with the insertion of Nmecha and Adeyemi and the latter after another magnificent incursion of Conceiçao hit the pole with a great quality left shot. A small brawl, two absurd Terzian parades on Diogo Jota and the unleashed Conceiçao, the songs of the Portuguese, the German disappointment. The Nagelsmann national team after the elimination with Spain in the quarterfinals of the European Championship a year ago marked by Cucurella’s hand still falls to the house: the change of cycle is more complicated than expected.