The Nations League quarter-finals delivered an exhilarating evening marked by 21 goals, with dramatic moments across several matches, including a missed penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappe's team nailed a penalty shootout against Croatia following three intense games that showcased relentless attacking play, resulting in 131 attempts on goal overall. Despite some near comebacks, the night ultimately confirmed France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain's places in the semi-finals set for June, illustrating the high stakes and unpredictability of the knockout stage in this competition.
It was bedlam. The matches ended as follows: It all means France, Germany, Portugal and Spain will compete in the Nations League semi-finals in June.
The mayhem started just five minutes into the action when Cristiano Ronaldo was dragged down in the box and Portugal were awarded a penalty.
Once Germany had finally broken the deadlock against Italy they completely cut loose. The Germans scored three times in 15 blistering first-half minutes.
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was completely unfazed by Ronaldo's stuttering run-up, diving low to his left to keep his tame effort out.
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