Spain-France: the Blues beaten by a roja worn by a huge Lamine Yamal in the semi-finals of the League of Nations

The backlash is tough for tricolor football, on a small cloud for five days and the coronation of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. At the end of a spectacular meeting rich in twists and turns, the French male team bowed, Thursday, June 5, against Spain (4-5), in Stuttgart (Germany), in the semi-finals of the League of Nations.

A final score which does not reflect the scenario of a meeting having seen the Blues led 0-4, then 1-5 in the second period, before hoping to reduce their delay in a crazy end of the match. A rise – finally incomplete – instilled by Rayan Cherki, brilliant for his first selection. If Kylian Mbappé scored the first French goal, reducing the gap then abyssal between the two Pyrenean neighbors, in less than fifteen minutes, the young Lyon attack (21) scored – a sublime volley -, provoked a goal against his camp, then delivered a decisive pass for Randal Kolo Muani, bringing the Blues to the heels of the Roja.

This adrenaline peak at the end of the meeting was not enough to reverse the scenario. Because Thursday, Spain has long been a horseman alone. In turn, Nico Williams, Mikel Merino or Pedri took advantage of the errors of a French defense at the abounds. Deprived of three of his four usual holders-William Saliba, Jules Koundé and Dayot Upamecano-, this experimental rearguard, formed among other players of the neophyte Pierre Kalulu and the Revenant Clément Lenglet, more called since 2021, was Bringuée the whole match.

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