Yamal scored twice to help Spain beat France 5-4 in the final against Portugal

2025-06-06 04:01

Yamal scored twice to help Spain beat France 5-4 in the final against Portugal

On June 6, in the focus match of the semi-finals of the 2024/25 European Nations League A, the defending champion Spain faced France in Munich, Germany. In the end, with Yamal's wonderful double goal and the team's outstanding performance, they defeated the "Gallic Rooster" France 5-4 and advanced to the finals of the European Nations League for two consecutive times, and will compete with Portugal for the championship glory.

After the game started, Spain showed a strong desire to attack and broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute. Yamar sent a precise cross from the right, Oyarzabal made a pass with his back, and Nico Williams followed up with a shot and scored, giving the " Matador " team the first goal. Only 3 minutes later, Spain scored another goal. Merino quickly moved forward after passing the ball in the midfield, Oyarzabal sent a perfect lob pass, and Merino scored with a single shot, the score came to 2-0 , and Spain had a clear advantage at halftime.

 

After entering the second half, Spain's firepower did not decrease. In the 54th minute, Yamal created a penalty in the penalty area and scored it himself, rewriting the score to 3-0 . One minute later, Nico Williams broke through on the left and knocked back. Pedri calmly pushed the ball into the net in the penalty area. Spain led 4-0 , and the game seemed to have entered " garbage time " . But France did not give up. In the 59th minute, Mbappe created a penalty and scored it himself, pulling one back. In the 67th minute, Yamal shone again, calmly poking in the penalty area to score twice, expanding the score to 5-1 , and the outcome seemed to be decided.

 

Entering the final stage, France finally woke up from the dream. In the 79th minute, Cherki scored a world-class goal; in the 84th minute, Spanish defender Vivian scored an own goal; in the 93rd minute of stoppage time, Muani scored with a header, and France chased the score to 4 to 5 , but it was too late.

 

In the end, Spain won the game in a thrilling goal-scoring battle and will face Portugal this Sunday for the UEFA Nations League title, while France will compete with Germany for third place.


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