Are you 40 years old? Ronaldo is crazy! 137 goals in the A-match → 937 goals in total Portugal, 21 come-from-behind wins against Germany to advance to the Nations League final

Jun 05, 2025

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Portugal beat Germany to advance to the UEFA Nations League final. The blue bird of victory was Cristiano Ronaldo, who was still good despite his age.

Portugal, led by head coach Roberto Martinez, reached the final by winning 2-1 against Germany in the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League semifinals at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 5th (Korea time). Portugal clash with the winner of Spain and France in the final.

Portugal operated a 4-3-3 formation. Diogo Costa took over the goal. The defense consisted of Nunu Mendes, Gonsalu Inasiu, Hoobeng Dias and João Neves. Bruno Fernandes, Huven Neves and Bernardu Silva were deployed in the midfield, while Pedro Netu, Cristiano Ronaldo and Francisco Trincão made up the offense.

Germany faced off in a 3-4-2-1 format. The goalkeeper was Andre Terre-Steken, and the defense was by Valdemar Anton, Robin Koch and Yonatanta. Maximilian Mittelstadt, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Leon Goretzka and Jozua Kimihi stood in the midfield, Florian Birtz and Leroy Sane in the second line, and Nick Voltemad in the front line.

Germany opened the attack early in the game. Koretska received Kimihi's pass following Birtz's diagonal pass inside the penalty box. Koretska's shot was not strong.

Portugal fought back with Ronaldo. The ball was delivered to Ronaldo in the counterattack in the 7th minute of the first half. Ronaldo's turning shot from the penalty box was caught by Terre-Steken. Netu's mid-range shot from the counterattack in the 11th minute of the first half headed over the net.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Goretzka connected your pass with a non-stop shot, but Costa was blocked. Portugal's counterattack continued to be sharp. There were a series of good opportunities in Netu, but Koch defended well. The first half ended without a goal.

The flow of the game changed at the beginning of the second half. It looked like it was coming to Ronaldo's decisive chance, but the cross couldn't reach his feet. Germany took the lead. In the second minute of the second half, Birz received Kimihi's lobbing pass and finished with a header to score the first goal.

However, Portugal did not collapse easily. Portugal, which changed the atmosphere with Bruno's personal ability in the 12th minute of the second half, tied the game in the 17th minute of the second half with Concei-sang's shot from the right to the center. Portugal, which was in the mood, succeeded in turning the tables five minutes later when Ronaldo calmly finished Mendes' low cross.

Germany, which could not collapse at home, did not give up, but Portugal was ahead in the efficiency of the attack. Consei-sang, the main character of the equalizer, shocked Germany by showing a very threatening counterattack in the 37th minute of the second half. Karim Adeyemi's shot hit the post in Germany's ensuing attack.

Portugal had an extra goal chance just before the end of the match, but Terre-Steken's fantastic second-youngest save failed to seal the net.

Both teams then finished without additional points, and Portugal advanced to the final. The main player of the game was Ronaldo. He played a total of 89 minutes and scored seven shots, one of which led to the team's victory.

Ronaldo once again carved his name into history. He scored the winning goal in the UEFA Nations League semi-final against Germany to lead Portugal to the final, scoring his 137th A-match goal (220 games) in his career, taking his world record to another level.

Ronaldo is now trying to win another Nations League title with his country Portugal. Portugal has missed the top ever since being named the first champion of the 2018-2019 season. Fans around the world are looking forward to seeing him lift the trophy once again.