Another fierce battle was staged in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League in the 2024/25 season. The "Matador Legion" Spain, based at the Manchester Arena, relied on goals from Nico Williams, Merino, Yamal and Pedri to finally defeat the "Gallic Rooster" France 5-4 and successfully advanced to the final.

Four minutes into the match, France created an attacking opportunity. Theo received a diagonal pass from his teammate and entered the penalty area and then took a long shot, but the ball went over the goal post. In the fifth minute, Spanish striker Yamal, who plays for Barcelona, shot from the penalty area but was blocked. In the seventh minute, Dembele seized the ball and entered the penalty area and made a straight pass. Mbappe made a shovel shot but was blocked by Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon.

In the 17th minute, Douai dribbled the ball into the penalty area and tried to defend, but the ball was caught by Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon. In the 22nd minute, Spain tried to counterattack. Yamar passed the ball to the penalty area in the face of defense. Nico Williams received Oyarzabal's return pass and shot it in, helping Spain open the scoring with a 1-0 lead.

In the 25th minute, Spain started to pass the ball, Merino received Oyarzabal's pass and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Spain continue to lead France 2-0. In the 37th minute, Dembele got the ball and broke through the defense, but the ball was blocked by Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon.

In the 43rd minute, Spain got a free kick opportunity. Yamal made a lob pass to the penalty area, Pedri headed the ball directly, and Dean Huissen volleyed the ball into the goal. However, after the intervention of VAR, it showed that Pedri was offside before, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Theo made a cross pass to the goal, but Dembele could not touch the ball. In the 51st minute, Nico Williams made a straight pass, and Yamal was knocked down by Rabiot when he was dribbling. The referee showed Rabiot a yellow card and awarded Spain a penalty kick. Yamal then scored the penalty kick, helping Spain expand its lead to 3-0.

In the 55th minute, Pedri made a diagonal pass, Nico Williams passed the ball back from the left, and Pedri received the ball from the penalty area and scored, helping Spain to change the score to 4-0. In the 59th minute, Mbappe was knocked down by Pedro Porro when he tried to receive the ball, and the referee awarded France a penalty kick. Subsequently, Mbappe took the penalty kick and scored, helping France to pull back a goal with a score of 1-4.

In the 67th minute, Pedro Porro passed the ball, Yamal followed up and scored from the penalty area, helping Spain to expand its lead to 5 to 1. In the 79th minute, France organized an attacking opportunity, Rayan Sherki received the ball and volleyed it, helping France to change the score to 2 to 5.

In the 84th minute, Rayan Sherki made a straight pass from the right, Gusto received the ball and passed it to the front of the goal, but Daniel Vivian kicked the ball into his own goal when trying to clear it, allowing France to make the score 3 to 5. In the second half stoppage time, Rayan Sherki made a diagonal pass to the penalty area, and Muani scored with a header, making the score 4 to 5.

In the end, Spain defeated France 5-4 and earned a ticket to the final.