Portugal coach Roberto Martinez hails 2-1 win over Germany as ‘a real triumph’
The Portuguese were behind early in the second half before scoring twice in แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ five minutes through Francisco Conceicao and Cristiano Ronaldo to seal a dramatic comeback win.
“We have to enjoy this victory. We beat Germany for the first time in years. Tactically, we played well and our determination helped a lot … It was a team win.”
“There are many things you have to do well if you want to play head-to-head with Germany. We had more possession, more space, but we didn’t look for it in the best way. The important thing is to fight hard, we have to be flexible in using the individual abilities of the players.”
“Now we can recover and evaluate. We want to do it again with the privilege of wearing this shirt.”
Portugal have reached their second UEFA Nations League final after winning the 2018-19 season.
Both sides wanted to play through transition early. Leon Goretzka and Ronaldo couldn’t convert opportunities inside the first seven minutes, but alarm bells were going off immediately for the two defenses. Yet, as the first half transpired, Germany struggled holding up the ball whereas Portugal had no problems playing through the lines with pace.
Joshua Kimmich, making his 100th appearance for Die Mannschaft, had his work cut out for him with Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Neto and Nuno Mendes pressing high up the pitch.