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Cristiano Ronaldo Calls on Home Crowd to Will Portugal to Nations League Glory

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo believes the home crowd can give his side the edge in their Nations League final clash with the Netherlands on Sunday.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner netted a classic hat-trick in the semi finals to single-handedly knock Switzerland out of contention for the grand prize, as the Iberians recorded a 3-1 victory in front of the exuberant supporters at the Estadio do Dragao.

The Dutch also won their semi final by a scoreline of three-goals-to-one, overturning a half-time deficit to defeat an erroneous England outfit.

Speaking to UEFA.com ahead of the his country's showdown with the Netherlands, Ronaldo stated: "[They] are an excellent team.