Spain vs France, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Final
· UEFA Nations LeagueMbappe, Benzema lead France over Spain in Nations League final
France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
- 1': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 3': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
- 3': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, France. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 8': Corner, France. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 9': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
- 12': Hand ball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 13': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 20': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 20': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 26': Foul by Raphaël Varane (France).
- 26': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 32': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 32': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Raphaël Varane (France).
- 33': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 37': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 40': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 43': Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Raphaël Varane because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 0, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, France 0.
- 46': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 46': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 48': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
- 50': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, France. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 55': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 55': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Jules Koundé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 58': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Eric García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 61': Substitution, Spain. Yeremi Pino replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 62': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 64': Theo Hernández (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 64': Goal! Spain 1, France 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
- 66': Goal! Spain 1, France 1. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 68': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 68': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
- 69': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, France. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 70': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a through ball.
- 72': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 73': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 74': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Spain) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Gavi.
- 76': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 77': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Yeremi Pino (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 79': Substitution, France. Léo Dubois replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 80': Goal! Spain 1, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a through ball.
- 82': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 82': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 83': Corner, France. Conceded by Eric García.
- 84': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
- 84': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Ferran Torres.
- 84': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Fornals replaces Rodri.
- 85': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
- 85': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
- 86': Léo Dubois (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a set piece situation.
- 88': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 88': César Azpilicueta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
- 89': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 89': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 89': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Pablo Fornals (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 90'+2': Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yeremi Pino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Karim Benzema.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeremi Pino with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spain 1, France 2.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 1, France 2.
Statistics
 FRA |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.1 | Possession | 63.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
| 354 | Passes | 624 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 19 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 31,511
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 31,511
Line-Ups
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 19 | Aymeric Laporte  |
| 12 | Eric García |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 9 | Gavi |
| 21 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 22 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
France (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Jules Koundé |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 19 | Karim Benzema |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
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