France vs Spain, International Friendly
· International FriendlyLoic Remy strikes as France prolong Spain's misery
Substitute Loic Remy ensured Spain's miserable year continued as France recorded a deserved 1-0 victory in Paris.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, France. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Spain. Raúl GarcÃa tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 10': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 12': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
- 12': Raúl GarcÃa (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain).
- 17': Offside, France. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
- 18': Raúl GarcÃa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
- 20': Offside, Spain. Cesc FÃ bregas tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 21': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 24': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (France).
- 24': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 26': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
- 26': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Mikel San José (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Cesc Fà bregas (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl GarcÃa.
- 28': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a headed pass.
- 28': Offside, Spain. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 33': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 36': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Delay in match Sergio Busquets (Spain) because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 39': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 45': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 45': Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, France 0, Spain 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Ander Iturraspe replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 0': Second Half begins France 0, Spain 0.
- 47': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 48': Attempt missed. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Offside, France. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 53': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 54': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
- 56': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (France).
- 56': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Substitution, Spain. David Silva replaces Raúl GarcÃa.
- 59': Substitution, France. Loïc Remy replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 62': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
- 62': César Azpilicueta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 64': Attempt missed. Mathieu Valbuena (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 66': Mamadou Sakho (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Diego Costa (Spain).
- 67': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
- 67': Santiago Cazorla (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Spain. Paco Alcácer replaces Diego Costa.
- 68': Substitution, France. Yohan Cabaye replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 68': Substitution, Spain. Pedro replaces Cesc FÃ bregas.
- 68': Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Patrice Evra.
- 73': Goal! France 1, Spain 0. Loïc Remy (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 75': Substitution, France. Rémy Cabella replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 78': Substitution, Spain. Isco replaces Santiago Cazorla.
- 78': Substitution, France. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Moussa Sissoko.
- 80': Offside, France. Mamadou Sakho tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. David Silva (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isco.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Isco (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
- 87': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
- 87': Pedro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Ander Iturraspe.
- 90': Second Half ends, France 1, Spain 0.
- 0': Match ends, France 1, Spain 0.
Statistics
 ESP |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 58.1 | Possession | 41.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 573 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 668 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 24 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 19 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 80,000
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 80,000
Line-Ups
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Patrice Evra |
| 2 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 8 | Mathieu Valbuena |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 19 | Paul Pogba |
| 10 | Karim Benzema |
| 11 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 18 | Moussa Sissoko |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| 17 | Mikel San José |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 12 | Dani Carvajal |
| 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| 10 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 8 | Koke |
| 19 | Diego Costa |
| 20 | Santi Cazorla |
| 7 | Raúl García |
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