Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodríguez share a kiss as
they pose with the Nations League trophy (Photo)
Last night, Cristiano
Ronaldo led Portugal to victory against the Netherlands to
win the maiden Nations League trophy with 1 - 0.
Following the win,
his partner Georgina Rodríguez took to her Instagram page this morning
to share this cute photo of herself and the Juventus striker
sharing a kiss as they pose with the country's new trophy.
UEFA Nations League final: What Van Dijk said after 1-0 defeat to
Portugal
Netherlands
captain, Virgil van Dijk, has insisted that he was “very proud” of his team
after being edged out narrowly by hosts Portugal in the UEFA Nations League
final.
Goncalo Guedes
scored the game’s only goal after 60 minutes, with a powerful shot from the
edge of the box as van Dijk and central defensive partner Matthijs de Ligt
hesitated.
Although the Dutch
came close to equalising a few times, the host nation held on for victory.
“I don’t think
anyone would have believed us at the start of the tournament if we said we’d
reach the final.
“I think we’ve made
a lot of progress,” Van Dijk told reporters after the match.
Ronaldo, Memphis Depay make UEFA Nations League best XI [Full list]
Portugal captain
and Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been named in the UEFA Nations
League best XI.
Netherlands
forward, Memphis Depay, was also included in the UEFA Nations League team of
the year.
According to
TEAMtalk, the best XI was released following the conclusion of the tournament
on Sunday night.
The Cristiano
Ronaldo-led team defeated Netherlands 1-0 in Sunday’s final to become the
inaugural winners of the UEFA Nations League.
Goncalo Guedes
scored the only goal of the game in the 60th minute after the first half ended
goalless.
Other players in
the UEFA Nations League best XI include: Jordan Pickford, Kevin Mbabu, Matthijs
de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Marten de Roon and Bernardo Silva.
UEFA Nations League: Netherlands coach, Koeman reveals why Portugal
beat his side 1-0 in final
Netherlands head
coach, Ronald Koeman, has explained why Portugal defeated
his side 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League final on Sunday night.
Koeman said the
host nation defeated Netherlands because his players “were not good enough”,
adding that Portugal was very solid as a team.
We had
reported that Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal to defeat
Netherlands 1-0 in Sunday’s final to claim the trophy.
Goncalo Guedes
scored the only goal of the game in the 60th minute after the first half ended
goalless.
“We want to go on
and push forward. We were not good enough, perhaps that is the case for
tonight,” Koeman was quoted by Goal as telling reporters after the match.
“But that is
putting it negatively knowing the whole campaign we’ve had. We knew we had to
be at our best and we were not.
“We know we made
big steps in one year in the campaign of the Nations League. Against Germany,
France, England, Portugal – maybe four of the strongest five or six teams in
Europe.
“To make the next
step maybe we need more time, more offensive strength is really important. To
create more chances, to have what we missed tonight.
“Portugal, as we
expected, were very solid as a team. They are used to playing that way. They
have had more time together than us.
“They are handsome
in front, maybe we missed some of that creativity in our attacking play.”
UEFA Nations League: Portugal coach reveals why they beat Netherlands
in final
Portugal head
coach, Fernando Santos, has admitted that stopping Netherlands’ Frenkie de
Jong, was a key factor in his side’s Nations League final success.
The host nation
emerged victorious at the end of the inaugural edition of the tournament,
winning 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao on Sunday, thanks to Goncalo Guedes’
strike in the second half.
It enhanced Santos’
reputation as a shrew international coach, after he won the European
Championships in 2016.
“De Jong plays
normally on the left closer to Bruno Fernandes. [Marten] de Roon played closer
to [William] Carvalho.
“We were aware of
the qualities of these midfielders of the Dutch team and De Jong; a great
creator with great potential.
“We knew that if we
curtailed his freedom we would stand to gain. My players’ instructions were to
play the ball whenever they had it and to balance our defence by keeping an eye
out to curtail the freedom De Jong and [Virgil] van Dijk would have,” Santos
told reporters after the game.
