Spain storms into the final-DFB team now against France

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Tor-Gala: Spain storms into the final-DFB team now against France

The “red furie” first plays into a frenzy against the “Équipe tricolore”. A young star towered over again. In the second half, however, all dams break.

A nine-goal spectacle has reached the final of the Nations League. The reigning European champion won 5: 4 (2-0) in a wild semi -finals against France and is thus against Portugal in the final on Sunday.

Nico Williams (23rd), Mikel Merino (26th), the outstanding Lamine Yamal (54./Foulelfmeter, 67th) and Pedri (55th) met on Thursday evening in Stuttgart for the “Red Furie”, in a rousing final phase Kylian Mbappé (59./Foulelfmeter), Ryan) Cherki (79.), an own goal of Spain Vivian (84th) and ex-Bundesliga striker Randal Kolo Muani (90.+4) made it exciting again.

France will meet the German national team in the game for third place on Sunday, which had lost 1-2 against Portugal on Wednesday evening in the first semi -finals.

The game started briskly. Spain initially had more possession of the ball, France the better chances. Sometimes the highly praised offensive of the Équipe Tricolore around Mbappé, the former Dortmund Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué and Michael Olise from the German record champion FC Bayern Munich in precision, sometimes in luck – and for a very long time in efficiency.

Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simón was on the spot several times. In the event of a shot from Théo Hernández to the crossbar, the captain between the posts of the Iberers could no longer have done anything (12th).

And Spain’s offensive around Yamal? The 17-year-old from FC Barcelona had his large technical class flashing several times. At least for the first goals, other heroes of the European Championship from the summer of 2024.

Mikel Oyarzabal, winning goal scorer at the 2-1 final victory against England at the time, prepared the Spaniard’s first two goals. First he served Williams, who hammered the ball under the Tordach. Then he lifted the ball as worth seeing in the run of Merino, who placed 2-0 with a placed low shot.

Merino and Stuttgart? There was something. The former Dortmund had already hit the victory against Germany in the EM thriller of the previous year-to decide in extra time. Just like back then, this time he cheered with a dance around the corner flag. And his father Ángel in Stuttgart had already shown exactly the same jubilation – after a goal 34 years ago.

After the change of sides there was a club thick for the French. Only Yamal converted a penalty caused by Adrien Rabiot, then Pedri scored after a fine move and with a wonderful lupfer to 4: 0. It was goals that reminded of the famous times of the crowned generation around Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta.

Mbappé also met with a penalty after a foul by Pedro Porro. Only shortly later, the team of the coach Didier Deschamps, who played after the 2026 World Cup, had to accept the next neck strike. Yamal scored with the tip and laced the double pack.

Cherki rewarded France’s morality with another goal. According to an own goal of the substitute Vivian, it even became exciting. Kolo Muani shortened in added time to 4: 5, but it was no longer enough to compensate. In the end, the Spaniards celebrated again.