Spain sensationally defeats France 5: 4 - final against Portugal!
Spain sensationally defeats France 5: 4 - final against Portugal!
Stuttgart, Deutschland - Spain prevailed in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League with an exciting 5: 4 victory against France and is now in the final. The game took place on June 5, 2025 in Stuttgart and offered the spectators an exciting duel that remained gripping until the last minute. OE24 that Spain will now compete against the European champion Portugal on Sunday. To defend title.
The match began to be eventful: France was already unlucky in the 12th minute when Lucas Hernández hit the crossbar after a dangerous attack. Spain promptly replied when Nico Williams scored 1-0 in the 22nd minute after a pass from Lamine Yamal. Just three minutes later, Mikel Merino increased to 2-0 after combining nicely with Oyarzabal. An offside goal of Spain was not recognized in the first half.
goal flood and drama
In the second half it was Lamine Yamal who confidently converted a penalty to 3-0 lead in the 54th minute after a foul. A few seconds later Pedri scored and set the score to 4: 0. But France did not give up: Kylian Mbappé scored the 1: 4 connection hit with a penalty in the 59th minute. Rayan Cherki reduced to 2: 4.
Yamal showed his class again and scored 5-2 for Spain in the 67th minute. An own goal of Daniel Vivian in the 84th minute brought France back to the game to 3: 5, and Randal Kolo Muani scored 4: 5 in added time. Despite the dramatic catch -up of France, Spain defended the tight lead to the final whistle.
The final summit
With the victory, Spain is in the final of the Nations League for the third time. The team could become the first defending champion in the history of the competition. Spain had already won no victory in the past two finals: in 2020/21 they lost to France and 2022/23 in penalty shooting against Croatia. The Sportschau emphasizes that Mikel Merino dedicated his jubilation to his father's souvenir in 1991 in Uefa-Cup Osasuna met.
on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. Spain meets Portugal in the final, while France plays for third place against Germany at 6:00 p.m., since Germany lost 1: 2 in the other semi -final against Portugal.
In addition, the Spanish national team receives quarters in Donaueschingen shortly afterwards, as they also prepare for the European Championships 2025, where they will compete against England on July 14th. Cadequinn reports that this tournament is historical for the Spanish team because it is the first time that it has qualified for an EM-final.
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