This is the first time Ronaldo defeated Germany after 5 previous defeats. At the age of 40 and 119 days, the Portuguese superstar finally “broke the bowl” when scoring the decision with a close -up cushion in the second half.

The goal against Germany also helped Ronaldo set a new record. CR7 becomes the most goals in a Nations League (League A) season with 7 goals, one more than two people who have held the record, Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) and Ferran Torres (Spain) in the 2021/22 season. Ronaldo is now heading to the third title with Portugal, after the Euro 2016 and the Nations League 2019.

Vitinha continues to show the level against Germany in Portugal’s victory. If someone is still skeptical about the extraordinary talent of the 25-year-old after the 5-0 destruction victory that PSG descended to Inter Milan in the final of the C1 Cup on June 1, the performance against Germany in the Nations League semi-finals erased all doubts. Fans are witnessing one of the best players in the world today, and perhaps the most comprehensive central midfielder of contemporary football.

Coach Roberto Martinez only launched Vitinha after Florian Wirtz opened the score for Germany. But immediately, the player with the number 8 occupied the whole game, leading the concentration of Portugal’s inspiration. With the familiar sharp eyes, Vitinha turned the difficult things to become simple, opened the space for teammates to exploit the defense of the “tank”.

Vitinha has made a completely different difference from the name Ruben Neves. And even though Ronaldo, the same Conceicao are the ones who directly score goals to bring the victory for Portugal, it is Vitinha who is the best player in the match. Coach Nagelsmann must silently thank his colleague on the other side of the battle line for … putting the “gem” on the bench for the first 45 minutes. If not, perhaps the score would not stop at 2-1.

Not only mastering the pace of the match, Vitinha also made all efforts accompanied or robbed the ball from Germany to become an impossible task. In both construction and defense support, the Portuguese “witch” has proven that he is a master of time control and space on the field. Simply put, no one plays in the central midfielder position or Vitinha at the present time.

⚠️Germany Tel exposes a real face

This victory is a reward for Ronaldo and Portugal, and exposes weaknesses in Thu Duc when there is a lack of center -back Antonio Rudiger.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann said: “We have made two serious tactical mistakes leading to the goal. That is why we fail.” The 36 -year -old strategist also admitted that his adjustments were not effective: “their replacement is more effective.”

The trio of midfielder Waldemar Anton, Robin Koch and Jonathan Tah are often embarrassed by Portugal’s speedy counter -attacks. Even before the German team was led, wingers like Pedro Neto and Trincao on Portugal have repeatedly destroyed the defense of “tanks”. Pha ghi bàn của Ronaldo cũng là hệ quả từ sự rối loạn hoàn toàn nơi tuyến dưới ĐT Đức.

Portugal even approached the third table rather than Germany to find a equalizer. Without the double dual saving phase of Marc Andre Ter Stegen in the second half, Germany has collapsed earlier.

On the attacking front, Germany has difficulty creating real opportunities in the first half. However, the Portuguese side was not better until Florian Wirtz suddenly made a difference to open the score. That situation explained why Liverpool is promoting negotiations to recruit young German stars.

💡Wirtz is the bright spot of Germany

However, Wirtz could not carry the team. The problem is that Germany seems to rely on the 22 -year -old player. They lacked a good partner for Wirtz like Jamal Musiala, a double -handed and mutant expert.

“The key lies in having to play with 100% of the possibility. If we do that, we will be stronger. But if we do not dare to confront 1 for 1, will even lose to the amateur team. If the player does not devote our best, we will struggle against big teams. This match, we have not played our best. That is the reason for failure,” coach Nagelsmann said about the depth of Germany.

So what is the lesson after this failure? Germany has shortened the gap with strong teams, but the weaknesses in Nagelsmann’s squad still exist. The defense lacks speed and depth when Rudiger is absent. The attack has a lot of potential, but there is no Musiala, they lack the difference.

In addition, some names probably have come to an end in the national shirt. Leroy Sane was active but the ability to finish one foot limited to make him ineffective. Serge Gnabry came on the bench but faint. Meanwhile, Niclas Fullkrug is almost lost.

In other words, failure in the Nations League semi -finals is not disaster for Germany. But that is true if coach Nagelsmann draws the right conclusions.