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Koeman confident Van Dijk & De Ligt can stop Ronaldo in Nations League final

Ronald Koeman believes Netherlands' defensive stars Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt can shackle Cristiano Ronaldo when they take on Portugal in Sunday's Nations League final.

Hosts Portugal booked a return to Estadio do Dragao, where they beat Switzerland 3-1 on Wednesday, thanks to a stunning Ronaldo hat-trick – the 53rd treble of his professional career.

Van Dijk brought an element of calm to the Dutch's error-strewn semi-final against England, which also ended 3-1 after extra time.

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De Ligt erred to give away the penalty from which England took the lead but he responded by powering home a second-half equaliser.