Germany vs France, 2018-19 UEFA Nations League, League A
· UEFA Nations LeagueAlphonse Areola heroics see France hang on for goalless draw with Germany
Alphonse Areola turned in a string of fine saves in the second half to help France to a 0-0 draw with Germany in their UEFA Nations League match.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 3': Delay in match Benjamin Pavard (France) because of an injury.
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Dangerous play by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 4': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 9': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
- 9': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Germany).
- 11': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
- 14': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
- 15': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 15': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, France. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 18': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng.
- 19': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
- 19': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 25': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 25': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
- 26': Matthias Ginter (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Offside, Germany. Jérôme Boateng tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
- 33': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, Germany. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
- 35': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Marco Reus (Germany).
- 35': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a cross.
- 37': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
- 37': Offside, Germany. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 38': Matthias Ginter (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 41': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
- 42': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 42': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 43': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
- 43': N'Golo Kanté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Germany 0, France 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, France 0.
- 47': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 47': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 48': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
- 51': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 51': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Dangerous play by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 51': Matthias Ginter (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 58': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
- 61': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 62': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 64': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
- 64': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 66': Substitution, Germany. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 66': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a fast break.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Hummels.
- 72': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 75': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 75': Attempt saved. Matthias Ginter (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 75': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 82': Corner, France. Conceded by Thomas Müller.
- 83': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Marco Reus.
- 84': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 86': Substitution, France. Corentin Tolisso replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 88': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 88': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Nabil Fekir (France).
- 89': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Hand ball by Nabil Fekir (France).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+2': Corner, France. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Germany 0, France 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Germany 0, France 0.
Statistics
 FRA |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 581 |
| 430 | Passes | 649 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 24 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 67,485
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 67,485
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 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 5 | Mats Hummels |
| 17 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 16 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 4 | Matthias Ginter |
| 6 | Leon Goretzka |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 18 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 9 | Timo Werner |
| 13 | Thomas Müller |
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 5 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 13 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
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