Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the big European sports newspapers following Portugal’s stunning Nations League win over Spain. The game ended 2-2 after normal time (Ronaldo scored for Portugal), but the Selecao prevailed in the shootout as Morata missed his penalty.
Portugal 2 (Nuno Mendes, Ronaldo) | Spain 2 (Zubimendi, Oyarzabal) (5-3 on pens)
**L’Equipe player ratings Portugal vs Spain Nations League Final 2025**
Not surprisingly, L’Equipe had left back Nuno Mendes as the pick of the players in the UNL final. The PSG left back got a 8/10 rating (the highest of all the players) and the Spanish players on his opposite side (Yamal and Mingueza got a 3/10 and 2/10 respectively!)
Zubimendi, linked to Arsenal, and scorer of one of Spain’s goals, got a 7/10.
L’Equipe thought Bruno Fernandes had a poor game, giving him a 4/10 rating. The same went for Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella (also a 4/10)
**Marca player ratings Portugal Spain 2-2 UNL**
Three stars for Nuno Mendes from Marca, the only player on either side to achieve it. Spain had a bunch of 2 stars, but weren’t quite able to get the result they wanted.
Both sides’ respective right backs- Joao Neves and Oscar Mingueza, weren’t deemed worthy of a rating by the paper.
