Portugal Vs Spain Football Highlights, UEFA Nations League Final: POR Beat ESP On Penalty Shootout In Munich

Portugal are the winners of UEFA Nations League 2025!

Spain hold a stronghold over Portugal in the head-to-head records, with 18 wins from 40 matches. Portugal have registered six victories while 16 meetings have ended in draws.

Spain: Simon(GK); Porro, Le Normand, Huijsen, Cucurella; Merino, Fabian, Pedri; Yamal, Oyarzabal, Williams

Portugal: Costa(GK); Dalot, Dias, Inacio, Mendes; J. Neves, Vitinha, Bernardo; Conceicao, Ronaldo, Fernandes

Kylian Mbappé led France to Nations League consolation before Spain and Portugal play the final on Sunday.

The Real Madrid star scored his 50th goal for France before setting up the other as Les Bleus defeated host nation Germany 2-0 in the third-place decider.

The fear that four-time champion Italy will fail to qualify for a third straight World Cup has cost coach Luciano Spalletti his job. Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired and will leave after Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova.

Live streaming of the POR vs ESP UEFA Nations League 2025 final will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India. Live telecast of the Portugal vs Spain football final can be seen on the Sony Sports 5 TV channel in India.

Portugal XI: Costa; Neves, Dias, Inacio, Mendes; Silva, Vitinha; Neto, Fernandes, Conceicao; Ronaldo

Spain XI: Simon; Mingueza, Le Normand, Huijsen, Cucurella; Pedri, Zubimendi, Ruiz; Yamal, Oyarzabal, Williams

Spain’s substitutes: Raya, Remiro, Porro, Cubarsi, Vivian, Merino, Morata, Gavi, Olmo, Pino, Baena, Grimaldo, Isco, Lopez, Samu

Portugal’s substitutes: Sa, Silva, Semedo, A. Silva, Dalot, Palhinha, Ramos, Felix, Veiga, Trincao, Leao, R. Neves, Goncalves, Jota, Mora

"This kid has been doing things really well at a club and national team that help him very much.

"It's a great atmosphere for him to show his quality.

"Let him grow, do not put him under pressure so we can enjoy a talent like this for many years.

"I would like to take pressure off him and leave him alone. He's got plenty of talent."

Yamal, who turns 18 on 13 July, said: "He's a football legend. I, like all the players, have huge respect for Cristiano.

"This is the kind of game I want to play, to prove who I am."

National Anthems starts with kick-off imminent in Munich as Spain and Portugal battle it out in the final.

The UEFA Nations League final between Portugal and Spain kicks-off at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Cracking atmosphere inside the Allianz Arena as fans from Portugal and Spain making great noise and supporting their respective sides.

Portugal win a corner which Bruno Fernandes takes it short and swings it in. The Man United captain crosses and the ball falls to Joao Neves, who volleys the ball into the ground and it bounces wide.

Every time Marc Cucurella gets the ball, he is being booed by the fans. This will be a long night for the Chelsea left-back.

Portugal left-hand side is a pacy one with Nuno Mendes and Pedro Neto occupying that position. Spain will be vary of that and won't want to go way ahead in the attack.

Wow, what a moment of play in the final. Lamine Yamal, runs and drifts away from the Portuguese players but is fouled just outside the penalty box and referee awards a free-kick.

Shoots it way over the bar!

Nico Williams goes past the Portuguese defence and crosses it low to Pedri, who hits it way wide the post. Golden chance that.

Nico Williams is terrorising that POR's right hand side and he receives a ball and beats two players but his shot goes agonizingly wide off the Portuguese goal.

Oh-no! Portugal defender Goncalo Inacio is booked for fouling Mikel Oyarzabal in the air. Big night now for the Sporting defender especially being on a warning.

Martín Zubimendi, who is linked to Arsenal, gives Spain the lead in the final. Mikel Oyarzabal flicks the ball on in the centre circle after Lamine Yamal's low cross into the box. Zubimendi is unmarked and makes no mistake to put his side 1-0 ahead.

PSG defender Nuno Mendes has been the player of the season and the left-back scores his first international goal to level the score. VAR though wants to have a second look. Mendes drives with the ball past two Spain defenders and shoots it into the far bottom corner.

Check complete and the goal stands.

Joao Neves, playing as right-back tonight, is kept to defend against Nico Williams and the Bilbao attacker wins a corner. Corner taken but no threat.

Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz is yellow carded after he hauls down Pedro Neto who start a counter attack.

Portugal are ending the half nicely after going 0-1 down to Spain. Meanwhile, Francisco Conceicao fouls Marc Cucurella in the back but the Juventus player escapes a booking.

Mikel Oyarzabal has scored to give Spain the lead in the final. However, Portugal players complain of a foul in the build-up towards the goal but VAR checks and goal stands.

The half-time whistle goes in Munich and Spain lead the Nations League final.

Second half gets underway with Portugal making two changes ahead of kick-off.

Portugal subs: IN- Semedo, Neves OUT- Joao Neves, Conceicao

Portugal's Bruno Fernandes has the ball behind the Spanish net but the flag goes up. No goal.

Both sides giving their all in the final with Portugal eyeing an equaliser against Spain.

Fabian Ruiz, PSG midfielder, shoots from outside the box and his effort is parried away by Diogo Costa.

Cristiano Ronaldo cuts a sorry figure tonight as he loses ball. The former Real Madrid man is tackled by the newest recruit in the middle of the park.

No Siuuuu from Cristiano Ronaldo but the Portuguese skipper nods in the equaliser to level it on the night. It comes from Nuno Mendes beating Yamal as he crosses gets deflected and loops into the air with Ronaldo losing Marc Cucurella to score from six yards out.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal tonight is his 138th in international football.

Spain are bidding their time in this final and amidst that Nico Williams takes a curling a shot wide from the edge of the box but it goes marginally wide.

The Portugal vs Spain, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 final match will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV website and app in India.

Final fifteen minutes remain of this game and is anybody's game to grab the potential winner.

Spain bring on Isco and Mikel Merino for Pedri and Fabian Ruiz. Whereas Portugal bring on Renato Veiga and Milan winger Rafael Leao for Goncalo Inacio and Bernardo Silva.

Just Portugal are about to ready for the corner, Diogo Costa pulls up and calls for medical assitance.

Just as Spain are about to break on a counter, Lamine Yamal is fouled by Pedro Neto and is immediately booked.

Martin Zubimendi finds Isco, who curls a shot towards the top corner but it's saved by Diogo Costa. Great game this.

Cristiano Ronaldo goes down and is furious with himself. It seems POR will replace him with Goncalo Ramos. CR7 hands over the arm-band to Bruno Fernandes.

Rafael Leao terrorises the Spain defence with his pace and his fouled by Le Normand who gets booked. The free-kick is taken by Bruno Fernandes, whose effort is saved by Unai Simon.

Another 120 minutes of action awaits us as regulation time ends at 2-2. Extra-time it is!

The first 15 minutes of extra-time gets underway at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Spain ring in the changes as Pedro Porro and Alex Baena for Nico Williams and Oscar Mingueza.

Wow! It's kicking-off as Nuno Mendes' lung-bursting run sees him fall down but the PSG defender wants a penalty. VAR agrees with the on-field call but Spanish players have some heated moments with the Portuguese counterparts.

Lamine Yamal fouls Rafael Leao that sees referee award a free-kick.

The first period of extra time comes to an end, and it's level at 2-2. 

Second-half begins in the extra-time and if it stays like this, we will head to penalties.

Oh hello! Pedro Porro spots Diogo Costa off his line and attempts a long range effort but thankfully for the Portuguese, it's over the bar.

Porro fouls Leao to stop the counter and rightfully gets a yellow card.

It's anybody's game this with either side poor at the back. Alvaro Morata is subbed in with Oyarzabal making way.

ESP are giving it their all and attacking the Portuguese goal but no end product.

We are now entering the penalties stage with neither side unable to crack that winner.

Wow! Penalty shootout will now decide the winner of UEFA Nations League final.

Portuguese fans are elated as they learn that the shootout is from their end.

Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos sends in the middle and puts his side 1-0 up in the shootout.

Mikel Merino makes it 1-1. Cool and composed.

Vitinha, takes his slow and steady walk and coolly shoots it past Unai Simon. 2-1

2-2 as Alex Baena makes no mistake and puts it past Diogo Costa.

Bruno Fernandes hands his team 3-2 lead.

Oh! Isco puts it past Costa not before it hits his gloves. 3-3!

4-3 as Nuno Mendes drives it past Simon. That was a roclet!

Advantage Portugal as Alvaro Morata's penalty is saved by Diogo Costa.

What a fortnight for PSG players in PSG camp! Just eight days back the likes of Nuno Mendes, Joao Silva, Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos celebrated winning the Champions League with PSG at the Allianz Arena. And here they are, celebrating again, winning the Nations League.

Spain are about to receive the runners-up medals with Cristiano Ronaldo commiserating the opposition.

Portugal players celebrate the trophy success as Cristiano Ronaldo lands another major haul to his silver-laden trophy cabinet.