Portugal's Mendes credits Ronaldo 'winning mentality' in Nations League triumph

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The UEFA Nations League final was "a duel", says Portugal defender Nuno Mendes, following his side's victory on penalties over Spain. Portugal twice fell behind and twice levelled to take the tie to a shootout and claim the country's second Nations League title. Mendes credits Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo's "winning mentality" after the 40-year-old scored the second equaliser.

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00:00It was a duel like all the others during the time.

00:14At this time I had great players, at the level of technical and individual,

00:20who could have a difference.

00:24Today I managed to cancel it, I managed to do what he knows to do better.

00:32I think it helped a team a lot.

00:34I'm happy to be able to help the team, and I'm happy for the title.

00:40He's a player that helps us out of the field,

00:43that gives us a lot of advice, both to me and to my colleagues.

00:46He's an important player for us,

00:49a player that we need to have in the group,

00:51experience, mentalidade, vencedora,

00:54and I think this is very important for us,

00:56both I and the young people in the selección.

00:59I think it's a good example for us,

01:02to be able to grow in football.

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