France vs Spain : Kylian Mbappe fires France to Nations League triumph with controversial winner
Highlights and scores of France vs Spain match
France vs Spain match report: The last and controversial winner of Kylian Mbappé gave France a 2-1 victory over Spain in the second Nations Cup final, despite being the loser at the San Siro for a long time.
The goal in the 80th minute was confirmed by Var, the Englishman Stuart Attwell, after a short delay, ruling that a touch from Eric García canceled Mbappé’s offside in Theo Hernández’s pass and that “a new phase” had started the game.
“Mbappé finished beautifully, swallowing Unai Simon in one step before firing a shot at the near post.
Mikel Oyarzabal had followed up his two semi-final assists against Italy with the opening goal from the Spanish, but Karim Benzema was quick to hit
It was the Second consecutive comeback for Didier Deschamps’ team after thrilling 32nd semi-final victory against Belgium
Paul Pogba and Benzema got together well from the start, but César Azpilicueta thwarted the preparatory work of Hugo Lloris, who at the other end stopped Pablo Sarabia slightly, while Azpilicueta again fought Benzema with a block of telte keys.