Before the Nations League final between Spain and Portugal, much was written about Lamine Yamal and Cristiano Ronaldo. After all, there is a 23-year age difference between them. But on this evening,

Before scoring his 938th career goal, Ronaldo had spent 60 minutes getting precious little change from the stoic Spanish defense. But just after the hourmark a loose ball in the Spain box was deflected up in the air and Ronaldo used all of his experience to lever Marc Cucurella out of the way and prod the ball home.

The midfielder, reportedly on Arsenal’s radar, finished a well-worked move to give his country control.Portugal responded with determination, with Paris Saint-Germain's Nuno Mendes drawing it level.Mikel Oyarzabal restored Spain’s lead,