Only with three extensions in four games the rooms of the Nations League at a spectacular crossing. Only Germany beat Italy in 180 minutes. In the rest of the fields, absolute wear and tear. Portugal avoided the fateful batch against Denmarkwith so many of Trincao Y Gonçalo Ramos. Mbappé France was summoned with Spainin force champion of the Nations, after burying Croatia in penalties and disassembling the resistance of Livakovic, the best of chest in a meeting where the Gauls were superior. Olise and Dembélé built the comeback that was consolidated in a suffered batch where Maignan was the hero.
Mbappé, again with France behind him
As in the first leg, Mbappé He was willing to throw himself on the French soccer teamwith audiences smaller than that of Rugby, champion of the VI nations, according to the audience data of L'Equipe (6.9 million viewers compared to the 4.8 million of the 'bleus'). But in the Stade of France, the matter was different. It was the lung to boost the attempted attempt against 2-0 of the first leg, where Croatia was superior in all facets. The film was different at the start of the return.
Mbappé arrived at this attempt to be in the 'Final Four' after having scored two of his last 50 shots with the French team. El Galo, on his local return as Captain, asked for the public's breath, which, on his Parisian side, remains without forgiving the departure to Real Madrid. In front, the nth holder of Modricwhich, unlike the first assault, had to smoke balls next to the rest of his teammates, tanned in a thousand battles.
Bondy's striker was anxious for demonstrating his unwavering commitment to France and went to rest with a yellow after a encounter with Livakovic, the chess goal. Life insurance in the last competitions of which a greater jump was expected than towards Fenerbahce. In the search for a quick goal with which to numbered Croatia, Tchouaméni, Barcola or Dembélé participated without success. Everyone was against a wall suffered, but impenetrable.
Worse was Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty against Denmarkthat will not help him reach the gold of his 1,000 goals. Luckily for the Portuguese, he forced Andersen to A goal in its own that matched the tie. In the other tie at stake, Germany won the rest with comfort in front of an anti -petitive Italy, buried in absurd errors such as Donnarumma in the second goal. An attitude and cooking failure that reminded that goal of Liverpool against Barça in Anfield. Unforgivable and faithful reflection of a 3-0 that remained emotion to the tie.
Maignan, French hero in penalties
Michael Olise It is one of the best talents that France has. A player born of multiculturalism: his father is Nigerian, his mother is Franco-Argelina and, among all those options, he chose to be with the Gallic painting. And with the blue shirt, the Bayern player scored, after the renudation A great missing goal with which he overcame the barrier to leave Livakovic doing the statue. The problem for Deschamps, is that Croatia has that bad habit for its rivals to become immortal. He replaced and entered the face to face against a squad that sharpened the traced by the bands.
Existed an incessant drip of opportunities, with mbappé completely onlike the flares that appeared in one of the sectors of the Stade de France. Dalic's played wire, loaded with important yellow, such as Kovacic or Gvuardiol, to which the rhythm of the game passed over them. Démbéle put his state of grace into action with a fine and dry auction to tie the game to ten for the end. The PSG has 31 goals in 39 games, 23 in 2025, year in which he is top scorer. Croatia was dead and the death reflection was An exhaust modric unable to adjust the hair tape. Before an immiment extension, it was replaced with the 2-0 on the scoreboard.
Of the three quarterfinal confrontations of the nations, three went to supplementary time. In addition to France – Croatia, Spain – Netherlands and The Portugal – Denmark after a second demonic part with four goals, one of them by Cristianoto compensate for the error of the first half. 120 minutes and, in the worst case, penalties, for players whose majority of clubs carry against the calendar. Italy tried plenary, to match until 3-3, insufficient to knock Germanywhich will host the 'Final Four'.
In the extension, where Portugal knocked Denmarkdid not change the script of action-resistance, being the first argument of France and the second of Croatia. The real extra hours made them Livakovic, to which Doue, another of the PSG sensations, led to the limit with two obuses. Deschamps turned to Camavinga in the outcome of this very long tie that was decided in penalties. Maignan stopped the first to Baturina and Mbappé marked, with suspense (such as Tchouaméni), the first of a tragic batch that France seemed to have controlled, but that Koundé and Theo Hernández's failures changed a sign.
