Portugal vs Netherlands LIVE
Uefa Nations League Final 2019
Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Kick-off time: 7:45pm BST
Portugal and Netherlands meet in the first ever Uefa Nations League Final tonight.
Cristiano Ronaldo was once again his country’s saviour on what was his debut in this competition against Switzerland, scoring a stunning hat-trick to sweep the Swiss aside last Wednesday.
Netherlands meanwhile wrecked England’s hopes of winning a first piece of silverware since 1966 with an impressive 3-1 win – with Matthijs de Ligt ensuring his name remained among the back page headlines.
As compelling a fixture as Portugal vs Netherlands may be, there is one particular duel that might just steal the show with Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo set to go toe-to-toe.
Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Squads
Portugal squad
Goalkeepers: Beto (Goztepe), José Sá (Olympiacos), Rui Patrício (Wolves)
Defenders: João Cancelo (Juventus), Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Benfica), Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Mário Rui (Napoli)
Midfielders: Danilo (Porto), Rúben Neves (Wolves), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP), João Moutinho (Wolves), Pizzi (Benfica)
Forwards: Bernardo Silva (Man City), João Félix (SL Benfica), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), Rafa Silva (Benfica), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Diogo Jota (Wolves), Dyego Sousa (Braga)
Netherlands squad
Goalkeepers: Marco Bizot (AZ Alkmaar), Jasper Cillessen (Barcelona), Kenneth Vermeer (Feyenoord)
Defenders: Nathan Aké (Bournemouth), Daley Blind (Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan), Denzel Dumfries (PSV), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Hans Hateboer (Atalanta), Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion), Kevin Strootman (Marseille), Donny van de Beek (Ajax), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
Forwards: Ryan Babel (Fulham), Steven Bergwijn (PSV Eindhoven), Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven), Memphis Depay (Lyon), Quincy Promes (Sevilla)
Predicted XIs
Portugal: Patricio; Semedo, Fonte, Dias, Guerreiro; Danilo, Carvalho; Bernardo, Fernandes; Felix, Ronaldo.
Netherlands: Cillessen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Blind; Van de Beek, De Jong, De Roon; Bergwijn, Depay, Babel
Prediction: Portugal 0-1 Netherlands
After the season Virgil van Dijk has had, keeping out Ronaldo in an international final would surely be the icing on the cake. A narrow win for Koeman's side.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels from 1.30pm, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
Whatever happens on Sunday, their latest meeting is unlikely to be as violent as the Battle of Nuremberg at the 2006 World Cup - a game that saw four red cards and 16 yellows dished out.
