Portugal defies Netherlands on Europe's leadership Tonight Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for his second title with his country through the gate of the League of Nations .. "Don" fears the nightmare of Euro 2004 .. And the mills led by Virgil Van Dick seeks to restore the glories

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Portugal are seeking to confirm their worth of European football when they meet with the Netherlands at nine o'clock in the evening, Sunday at the stadium "Dragoo" in Porto, Portugal, in the final edition of the first competition of the European Nations.

Portugal face the Netherlands in the final of the European Nations

Portugal advanced to the final of the European Nations Cup after beating Switzerland 3-1 in the semi-finals, while the Netherlands defeated England with the same result after resorting to the extra time.

Excitement and fun will be the title of the meeting tonight, Portugal are seeking to achieve the second continental title in three years after being crowned champion of the European Nations Cup in France in 2016.

Portugal have some advantage in the win over the Netherlands in today's match, as they will be armed with the ground and the public, as well as the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, who led the country to the final after scoring 3 goals "hat-trick" in the net Switzerland.

Cristiano Ronaldo is looking forward to his second title with Portugal after Euro 2016 to confirm his superiority over Argentine international Lionel Messi at the international level, while maintaining his hopes of winning the "Golden Ball" award to the best player in the world each year by France Football magazine.

While Cristiano Ronaldo fears repeating the 2004 nightmare when he lost to Portugal in the final of the European Nations Cup against Greece with a free-of-charge goal when the tournament was held in Portugal.

The Netherlands is seeking to regain European glory against Portugal

On the other hand, the Netherlands, led by defender Virgil van Dijk, are seeking to regain their glory by winning the European Nations Championship, continuing their health and compensating their decline in recent years after failing to qualify for the 2018 and 2016 European Cups.

The Netherlands have made great offers in the current edition of the European Nations Cup after qualifying for the semifinals after leading their group against France and Germany, before England were on their way to the final.

Portugal are expected to miss the match on Saturday because of suffering from a shoulder injury during their last match against Switzerland.

The expected formation of Portugal in today's match includes: Roy Patricio in the goalkeeper – Rafael Guerrero – Robin Diaz – Jose Fonte – Nelson Simedo – William Carvalho – Robin Neves – Bruno Miguel Fernandez – Cristiano Ronaldo – Bernardo Silva – Joao Felix.

The expected formation of the Netherlands includes Jasper Silesen in the goalkeeper – Dali Blind – Virgil van Dijk – Matthias de Liechte – Denzel Dumfries – Martin de Rhone – Giorgione Finaldom – Frinky de Young – Ryan Babel – Memphis Debay – Steven Bergwin.

The European Football Federation [UEFA] announced the appointment of Spanish referee Alberto Ondiano Mayenko to manage the final match of the European Nations Championship between Portugal and the Netherlands.

According to the official website of the European Football Federation [UEFA], the referee of the match includes Mayenko as the referee of the match and is assisted by Roberto Alonso Fernandez and Juan Carlos Justi Jimenez.