UEFA Nations League

France vs Germany, 2018-19 UEFA Nations League, League A

· UEFA Nations League
France
  • 62': Antoine Griezmann
  • 80': Antoine Griezmann (P)
FT
2 - 1
Germany
  • 14': Toni Kroos (P)

Antoine Griezmann brace sees France rally past Germany in Nations League

Antoine Griezmann scored twice as France came back from a goal down to beat Germany 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 5': Hand ball by Lucas Hernández (France).
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Presnel Kimpembe (France) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 14': Goal! France 0, Germany 1. Toni Kroos (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
  • 15': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
  • 16': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 16': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 22': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
  • 22': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Matthias Ginter (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niklas Süle.
  • 24': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 24': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
  • 24': Hugo Lloris (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
  • 26': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 27': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 27': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
  • 29': Matthias Ginter (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schulz.
  • 35': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Hand ball by Blaise Matuidi (France).
  • 41': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 41': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, France 0, Germany 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Germany 1.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Lucas Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 48': Corner, France. Conceded by Timo Werner.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 48': Corner, France. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
  • 51': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Germany. Nico Schulz tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
  • 54': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
  • 54': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Schulz.
  • 55': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 55': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 56': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 57': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
  • 58': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 59': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 60': Corner, France. Conceded by Nico Schulz.
  • 60': Corner, France. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
  • 62': Goal! France 1, Germany 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández with a cross.
  • 64': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Mats Hummels (Germany).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 68': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 68': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 75': Substitution, Germany. Julian Draxler replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a headed pass.
  • 79': Penalty France. Blaise Matuidi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Penalty conceded by Mats Hummels (Germany) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Goal! France 2, Germany 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Matthias Ginter.
  • 85': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
  • 85': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 87': Corner, France. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
  • 88': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, France. Tanguy NDombele replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 90'+3': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
  • 90'+3': Julian Brandt (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, France. Steven Nzonzi replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
  • 90'+4': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, France 2, Germany 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, France 2, Germany 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
56.5 Possession 43.5
11 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
515 Accurate Passes 392
588 Passes 453
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 43
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 77,300

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
4 Raphaël Varane
21 Lucas Hernández
2 Benjamin Pavard
7 Antoine Griezmann
6 Paul Pogba
13 N'Golo Kanté
9 Olivier Giroud
14 Blaise Matuidi
10 Kylian Mbappé
France Substitutes:
Lucas Digne, Ousmane Dembélé, Alphonse Areola, Steven N'Zonzi, Tanguy Ndombele, Dimitri Payet, Mamadou Sakho, Kurt Zouma, Steve Mandanda, Thomas Lemar, Djibril Sidibé.

GER Germany (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
15 Niklas Süle
5 Mats Hummels
4 Matthias Ginter Yellow Card
8 Toni Kroos
18 Joshua Kimmich
14 Nico Schulz
2 Thilo Kehrer
6 Serge Gnabry
19 Leroy Sané
9 Timo Werner
Germany Substitutes:
Julian Brandt, Jonas Hector, Marc-André ter Stegen, Thomas Müller, Emre Can, Jonathan Tah, Bernd Leno, Julian Draxler, Mark Uth, Sebastian Rudy.

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