The Spanish national team follows Portugal to the Nations League final. In a furious semi -finals in Stuttgart, European champion France defeated 5: 4. Two double strokes paved the way into the final, Youngster Lamine Yamal hit twice. Despite the 5-1 lead, Spain had to tremble at the end. Opponents of the German team on Sunday in the game for third place (like the final live at RTL and RTL+) is the Equipe Tricolore.
Spain and double scorer Lamine Yamal played for a long time as in the frenzy, Germany is therefore dealing with Superstar Kylian Mbappé in the “Finale The Losers” of the Nations League with France. The vice world champion was defeated in a breathtaking semi-finals that had an open exchange of blows, the European champion 4: 5 (0: 2) and is also opponent of the DFB selection in Stuttgart on Sunday for 3rd place (3 p.m.). Spain then plays for the title in Munich (9:00 p.m./both RTL) against Portugal.
Either way: After the sobering 1-2, the German team has to rehabilitate against Portugal against a team of absolute world class. In a real offensive spectacle, France himself had great opportunities in abundance, but in addition to his own inability, was unlucky to meet a more cold -nosed team with a lamine Yamal and an excellent goalkeeper Unai Simón.
Spain and France have an offensive spectacle
Nico Williams (22nd) and Marino (25th) initially achieved a quick double strike for the Spaniards. Yamal converted a penalty (54th) after the break, Pedri (55th) increased a minute later, the 17 -year -old Yamal scored a second time (65.). Before and after, Mbappé (59./Foulelfmeter), Rayan Cherki (79th) and Randal Kolo Muani (90.+3) scored the goals for the French, and Daniel Vivian (84.) also undergone an own goal.
Germany had recently won twice against France, initially in September 2023 after the separation of national coach Hansi Flick under team boss Rudi Völler (2-1), in March 2024 in Lyon in the third game under Julian Nagelsmann (2-0). At that time, Florian Wirtz took the lead after eight seconds. In the overall balance sheet, however, Les Bleus are in front: They won 15 of the 34 games so far, Germany eleven.
Spain against France, that was only the promising new edition of the European Championship semi -final 2024 (2: 1) – but expectations were then more than fulfilled. Both teams gave themselves nothing, from the beginning they both searched the way to the goal as quickly as possible – which was even more common to the French than the Spaniards: they made far too little of it, which was mainly due to Spain’s goalkeeper Simón.
Don’t miss! RTL will broadcast the game for third place at Nations League on Sunday (June 8) from 2:30 p.m. with the German national soccer team live on free TV and in the stream to RTL+. The Nation’s League final in the Munich Allianz Arena also runs on RTL and RTL+, the start of the transmission is at 8:15 p.m.
The audience had his bright joy in the breathless back and forth, and was also noticeable in every ball contact by Marc Cucurella. The Spaniard, whose handball was not punished a year ago against Germany (2-1 NV) in the same place at the score of 1-1, was always whistled with the exception of the Spanish fans.
No comparison to the cheers of the fans of the “Furia Roja”, but often enough breath: France, in which Michael Olise occupied the position of the tens, had opportunities in abundance, but partly negligent, came one step too late – or failed in the person of Désiré Doué, double scorer for Paris Saint -Germain in the final of the champions League, or Ousmane Dembélé am Famosen Simón.