Portugal's meeting with the Netherlands to decide the first ever winners of the Nations League on Sunday sees the unstoppable force of Cristiano Ronaldo face the immovable object in Virgil van Dijk.
Ronaldo sat out the early stages of UEFA's new competition to save his 34-year-old legs for his first season at Juventus, but returned in time to ride to the host nation's rescue once more in Wednesday's semi-final against Switzerland.
The Swiss enjoyed the better of the game in Porto, but the five-time world player of the year was lethal in scoring his 53rd career hat-trick with three exquisite finishes.
"It's the preparation - my work ethic. I still feel good despite being 34 years of age," Ronaldo told UEFA.com.
"The most important thing is your head, to feel motivated and happy, and to follow my path as a player, because I think I still have a lot to give."
"I think the best that we can do is keeping the ball, to have good ball possession because when we have the ball he can do nothing in attack."
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