Nuno Mendes: I pass the ball to Ronaldo in the best way, and the UEFA Nations League final is going to fight for victory

In the European League semi-finals on June 5, Portugal defeated Germany 2-1 away and successfully advanced to the final. Portuguese player Nuno Mendes was interviewed after the game.

This match was held at the Allianz Stadium in Munich, Germany, and you won the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain here before. I am used to playing football on this stadium, and I am already familiar with this country. I'm happy with this win, but we have to keep focusing because we're going to play in the final next. We have to stay in the best form to win.

What do you think of this game?

This is a complicated game, the opponent is a strong team, and they like to take the ball. But we performed well, did a great job in defense, narrowing down the space our opponents create in the midfield, and that's what we wanted to do, and we've been playing like that from the beginning. Even though we conceded the ball first, we took control of the game afterwards, and this victory was what we deserved.

Germany scored a goal at the beginning of the second half

We played well, but at the beginning of the second half we conceded a goal at an unexpected moment. But we then managed to take control of the ball and do what we were used to. It was a great win and it was difficult because we conceded a goal first and it was very difficult to reverse at the opponent’s home court, but I think we were doing well.

You assisted Ronaldo and scored a 2-1 goal to overtake

I have considered myself shooting, but I am a full-back, and I always think that the situation on the field should be viewed from a global perspective. And then I saw Ronaldo's position, he was the best player in the world in the penalty area, so I passed the ball to him in the best way and he scored the ball. We are all very happy. We successfully cooperated this time and we could have done more.

You easily broke through your opponent at that moment. At that time, the German players were a little tired, and I was even further back today, and I recovered my energy. I had stronger explosiveness before that goal, and it was a wonderful moment.

Are you the best left-back in the world?

I feel good now, I will do my best on the court and try to help the team as much as possible, and that's my job.

What do you think of this Sunday's UEFA League final?

The finals must be fought for victory.