Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 137th goal for Portugal as they came from behind to win against Germany 2-1 and thus got themselves a ticket to the UEFA Nations League final. This win also broke a losing streak of 5 games against Die Mannschaft and was a great announcement of Roberto Martínez’s team’s intentions in Munich.
A thunderstorm caused a delay of 10 minutes, but that did not influence the spirits of either side, and both teams went on to test each other’s goalkeepers early. Diogo Costa was in outstanding form and did not let Germans score, especially when he saved shots by Nick Woltemade and Leon Goretzka in the first half.
In the end, the German side scored the opener goal at 48th minute. Joshua Kimmich whipped a crisp ball to Florian Wirtz, who headed the ball in confidently—his only job before departure if he is going to leave Leverkusen for Liverpool.
Nevertheless, the Portuguese team did not stay quiet and reacted in a great way. The sub Francisco Conceição bent a marvelous equalizing goal from outside the box at 64th minute. After five minutes, Nuno Mendes ran forward and passed the ball to Ronaldo, who calmly tucked the ball in.
Germany continued to attack in the late stages, but Karim Adeyemi’s shot was saved off the post as Portugal stood their ground and secured a famous victory—only Germany’s second defeat at home in their last 13 matches with Julian Nagelsmann in charge.
