UEFA Nations League

Portugal vs France, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Portugal
    FT
    0 - 1
    France
    • 53': N'Golo Kanté

    Kante, France eclipse Ronaldo's Portugal to reach Nations League semis

    France handed defending Nations League champions Portugal a rare defeat on Saturday, winning 1-0 in Lisbon with N'Golo Kante's second-half strike.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 8': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
    • 9': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 10': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 10': Corner, France. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Lucas Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
    • 13': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 15': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
    • 15': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
    • 17': Offside, Portugal. Rui Patrício tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 18': Corner, France. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 19': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 23': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 28': Offside, Portugal. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Kingsley Coman (France).
    • 29': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 29': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Anthony Martial (France) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Varane with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
    • 30': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
    • 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
    • 36': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
    • 37': Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Hernández with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
    • 41': Rui Patrício (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 45'+1': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 0, France 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, France 0.
    • 46': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
    • 46': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 48': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
    • 49': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 49': William Carvalho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 53': Goal! Portugal 0, France 1. N'Golo Kanté (France) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
    • 56': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
    • 56': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces William Carvalho.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a cross.
    • 59': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 59': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kingsley Coman.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 60': José Fonte (Portugal) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 61': Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
    • 61': José Fonte (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Hugo Lloris (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
    • 69': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner, France. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 71': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
    • 71': José Fonte (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 72': Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces Bruno Fernandes.
    • 74': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 75': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 75': Anthony Martial (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
    • 76': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
    • 77': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Anthony Martial.
    • 79': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
    • 79': N'Golo Kanté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Hand ball by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 81': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 82': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
    • 82': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
    • 82': Lucas Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 84': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Portugal. Paulinho replaces João Félix.
    • 85': Substitution, Portugal. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Danilo Pereira.
    • 86': Corner, France. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
    • 87': Foul by Paulinho (Portugal).
    • 87': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 89': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Portugal. Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Sérgio Oliveira is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
    • 90'+2': Hugo Lloris (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 0, France 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 0, France 1.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 6
    49.9 Possession 50.1
    13 SHOTS 18
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    444 Accurate Passes 445
    526 Passes 524
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 7
    14 Crosses 22
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    60 Long Balls 45
    36 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 10
    21 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 14
    18 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 6 +14 14
    2 Netherlands 6 +6 9
    3 Hungary 6 -7 6
    4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 -13 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    4 Rúben Dias
    6 José Fonte
    5 Raphaël Guerreiro
    20 João Cancelo
    13 Danilo Pereira Yellow Card
    11 Bruno Fernandes
    14 William Carvalho
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    23 João Félix
    10 Bernardo Silva
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Francisco Trincão, Nélson Semedo, Mário Rui, Anthony Lopes, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Pedro Neto, Diogo Jota, Rui Silva, Sérgio Oliveira, Rúben Semedo, Paulinho.

    FRA France (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Presnel Kimpembe
    4 Raphaël Varane
    13 N'Golo Kanté
    21 Lucas Hernández Yellow Card
    2 Benjamin Pavard
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    14 Adrien Rabiot
    6 Paul Pogba
    10 Anthony Martial
    11 Kingsley Coman
    France Substitutes:
    Léo Dubois, Corentin Tolisso, Mike Maignan, Olivier Giroud, Ruben Aguilar, Lucas Digne, Clément Lenglet, Steve Mandanda, Moussa Sissoko, Steven N'Zonzi, Marcus Thuram, Kurt Zouma.

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