The Nations League final was over after a very close match between Spain and France that could fall for either team. France has been proclaimed champion in the second edition of the history of this new tournament that seems to have come to stay.
The French reached the final after defeating Belgium 2-0 against, and today they came back from an uphill result, in this case, Oyarzábal’s 1-0 victory that momentarily gave Spain the victory.
The match in the first half had almost no chances for both teams. France knew how to cancel the game of Spain, which was not comfortable in the exit of the ball and put the defenders of La Roja in serious problems. Still, France didn’t have a clear chance to score until the second half either.
In the second half, the offensive trident formed by Mbappé, Griezmann and Mbappé had more participation and came closer to the area. On a clear play, France smashed the ball off the crossbar, which would have made it 0-1 for France. However, the one who did score just in the replica of that play was Spain, led by Oyarzábal, who beat Upamecano and Lloris.
France did not take five minutes to tie with a right hand from Benzema to the squad, which reinforces the great moment in which the Real Madrid player lives. France’s second goal was immediate and after a pass that many believe put Mbappé out of play, the PSG player was left alone against Unai Simón and gave the French the winning goal.
Spain kept trying and was about to tie the match with another shot from Oyarzábal, but finally France held on and took the Nations League title. In this way the Gauls silence many of the criticisms received after their bad Euro.