France wins the Nations League: Benzema & Mbappe lead France to victory.
France
has won the UEFA Nations League after defeating Spain. France defeated Spain by
a score of two goals to one. All three goals came in the second half. Michael
O'Reilly's goal in the 64th minute placed Spain ahead, but France quickly
replied with Karim Benzema's goal in the 66th minute, and Kylian Mbappe scored
the second goal in the 80th minute, leading France to victory. With this
victory, France became the first team to win the FIFA World Cup, Euro Cup, and
UEFA Nations League.
France
defeated Belgium in the semi-finals in the same manner, scoring late in the
second half while Belgium was ahead. France trailed 2–0 in the first half of
the semi-finals and won by three goals in the second half, but this time they
trailed 1–0 and won the trophy. Hugo Lloris' vital saves, as captain and goalkeeper,
also contributed to France's triumph in the final.
The
play was fairly dull for the first hour, but it heated up in the 64th minute
with a goal scored by O'Reilly. In the same minute, France attempted to
equalize with a powerful shot by Frenchman Theo Hernandez, but it missed the
crossbar. Shortly after, captain Sergio Busquets delivered the ball, which he
deflected into the back of the net. Only until the 66th minute the score
remained 1-0.
Spain's
lead was only two minutes long. Karim Benzema sent the ball into the net from
two yards out of the box. Unai Simon, the Spanish goalkeeper, bounced off
like a rainbow towards the ball, but to no effect. The ball moved
slightly in his grasp and went into the goal. Now the result is a 1–1 tie.
Next up came
Kylian Mbappe, whom fans worried whether he would be the match's villain after
he wasted many great opportunities. Mbabane ran Theo Hernandez's through pass
in the 80th minute, leaving goalkeeper Simon alone in front. Mbappe found the
target with ease after deceiving the goalkeeper with one or two steps off the
ball. The Spanish players tried to argue that Mbabane was offside, but they
were unsuccessful. The score was 2–1 in favour of France.
France won
the Nations League Cup with no further goals scored till the final whistle.
Italy
defeated Belgium in the Losers final to go to the Champions League. Italy won
by a two-goal margin. Italy's penalty shootout goals came from
Nicolo Barella (46) and Domenico Berardi (65) respectively. In the 86th
minute, Belgium's consolation goal was scored by Charles de Ketelaere.
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