UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, October 10, 2021
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Match Report

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Mbappe, Benzema lead France over Spain in Nations League final

France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
36.1
Possession
63.9
12
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
278
Accurate Passes
532
354
Passes
624
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
45
25
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
9
19
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 19Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 12Eric GarcíaCD-R
  4. 17Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 2César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 9GaviRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 22Pablo SarabiaLF
  11. 11Ferran TorresRF

FRA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 4Raphaël VaraneCD
  3. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  4. 5Jules KoundéCD-R
  5. 6Paul PogbaCM-L
  6. 8Aurélien TchouaméniCM-R
  7. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  8. 22Theo HernándezLM
  9. 2Benjamin PavardRM
  10. 19Karim BenzemaCF-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Raphaël Varane because of an injury.
  2. 46' Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Jules Koundé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Spain. Yeremi Pino replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  5. 64' Goal! Spain 1, France 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
  6. 66' Goal! Spain 1, France 1. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  7. 75' Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Gavi.
  8. 79' Substitution, France. Léo Dubois replaces Benjamin Pavard.
  9. 80' Goal! Spain 1, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a through ball.
  10. 84' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Ferran Torres.
  11. 84' Substitution, Spain. Pablo Fornals replaces Rodri.
  12. 86' Aymeric Laporte (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Antoine Griezmann.

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