Teenage superstar Lamine Yamal leads Spain to victory against France in the Nations League
Teenage superstar Lamine Yamal leads Spain to victory against France in the Nations League
Before the ball on Thursday at the UEFA Nations League -High-finals between France and Spain was rolled, The encounter already announced as a duel between two modern legends. The game did not disappoint the expectations.
a memorable game
With the inspiration of talents such as the teen superstar lamine yamal Roja through in a peat festival and defeated Les Bleus 5: 4 in a historic classic.
Spain in the final
The result means that Spain will compete against Portugal in the final on June 8th. The Nungoly Thriller, the most goal-rich game in the short history of the tournament, may surprise less if you look at the large number of world-class strikers on the pitch.
French talents on the square
France was able to use players like Kylian mbappé Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé come up, but it was the 17-year-old Spanish star Yamal who stole the show again.
yamals outstanding performance
The teenage scored two goals in the game and showed another remarkable performance, which probably more people from his Ballon " d’Or qualities. "When two teams play such great teams, you sometimes see a lot of goals," said Yamal . "They let you suffer to the end, but despite our mistakes we go to the final. We were aware of what we wanted to do. We wanted to write history. The greatest when you win is to continue to win."
The course of the game
Yamal was also involved in the first goal of Spain when he overrun his opponent on the right and hit the penalty area. The ball was captured by Mikel Oyarzabal Class before the striker Nico Williams scored the goal in the 22nd minute.
Just three minutes later, the European champion doubled his lead in 2024. Oyarzabal prepared again, this time the Arsenal player Mikel Merino met and put Spain 2-0 in the lead.
In the second half, liquid attack football continued, and Yamal soon got on the scoreboard. The wing player was brought down in the penalty area and even made the subsequent penalty decision. Despite his young age, Yamal looked confident and converted the penalty to 3-0 in the 53rd minute.
Just two minutes later, France was already 0: 4 behind after midfielder Pedri put a beautiful Schlenzer online and the game actually seemed decided. But then it was Mbappé who shortened the gap to 1: 4 with its own penalty in the 59th minute
French catch -up
Nevertheless, the French catch -up from Yamal was stopped when the youngster received a passport and Spain increased to 5: 1.
Perhaps confidently through the high leadership Spain then took the foot from the accelerator pedal, which gave France an opportunity to return. Debütant Rayan Cherki scored the most beautiful goal of the game in the 79th minute with a dreamlike volley to 5: 2.
An own goal of Spain Dani Vivian let France briefly draw hope, and when Randal Kolo Muani shortened to 5: 4 in added time, the comeback seemed close. But France failed to materialize, and the players looked frustrated when the referee finalized the game.
conclusion and outlook
"We had some difficult minutes that we haven't had in a long time," said Mbappé he summarized the hectic 90 minutes. "But in just 10 minutes of the first half we collected two goals - and the same thing happened in the second half."
Spain's victory is now preparing the ground for an impressive Iberian final against Portugal, in which the 17-year-old Yamal against the 40-year Cristiano Ronaldo -a duel between two generations of legends.
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