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Portugal 1-0 Netherlands: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Hosts Secure Inaugural Nations League Glory

Goncalo Guedes' second-half strike was enough to earn Portugal a deserved victory over the Netherlands, handing them the Nations League trophy in the competition's maiden instalment.

Boos were ringing around the Estádio do Dragão five minutes in after Bernardo Silva went tumbling in the box under pressure from Daley Blind and Virgil van Dijk, but referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco saw no infringement.

The Dutch were seeing more of the ball, happy to keep possession in midfield, probing for their moment looking to pounce on Portuguese mistakes. For all their control, it was Jasper Cillessen who was the busier of the two goalkeepers, however.