Spain vs France, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Semifinals

Spain beats France 5-4 in thriller to reach Nations League final

Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal inspired his country to a thrilling 5-4 win over France on Thursday to send the holders through to their third successive Nations League final where they will face Iberian neighbours Portugal.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
• 1': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 4': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Olise.
• 5': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 5': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
• 5': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
• 7': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
• 11': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
• 11': Corner,France. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
• 12': Theo Hernández (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
• 14': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Spain).
• 14': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 17': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
• 17': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Theo Hernández.
• 18': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
• 19': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Manu Koné.
• 19': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
• 20': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri with a cross.
• 20': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 22': Goal! Spain 1, France 0. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
• 25': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
• 25': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Goal! Spain 2, France 0. Mikel Merino (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal with a through ball.
• 27': Foul by Désiré Doué (France).
• 27': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
• 31': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Spain).
• 31': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain).
• 33': Désiré Doué (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 33': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
• 33': Lamine Yamal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 35': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
• 35': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 37': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Michael Olise.
• 39': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
• 39': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Corner,France. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
• 42': Offside, France. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
• 43': Foul by Clément Lenglet (France).
• 43': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 43': Offside, Spain. Martín Zubimendi is caught offside.
• 45': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
• 45'+1': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Koné.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 2, France 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Spain 2, France 0.
• 46': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
• 47': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
• 48': Hand ball by Nico Williams (Spain).
• 48': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
• 49': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France).
• 49': Nico Williams (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Penalty Spain. Lamine Yamal draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 51': Penalty conceded by Adrien Rabiot (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 51': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 54': Goal! Spain 3, France 0. Lamine Yamal (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
• 55': Goal! Spain 4, France 0. Pedri (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
• 58': Penalty France. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 58': Penalty conceded by Pedro Porro (Spain) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 59': Goal! Spain 4, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 60': Foul by Désiré Doué (France).
• 60': Pedro Porro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
• 62': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
• 63': Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Pierre Kalulu.
• 63': Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise.
• 63': Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
• 64': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Nico Williams.
• 64': Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
• 65': Hand ball by Bradley Barcola (France).
• 66': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 66': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
• 67': Goal! Spain 5, France 1. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
• 69': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Spain).
• 69': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Corner,France. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
• 72': Substitution, France. Lucas Hernández replaces Clément Lenglet.
• 72': Ousmane Dembélé (France) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
• 73': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Spain).
• 73': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 76': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Spain).
• 76': Corner,France. Conceded by Unai Simón.
• 76': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
• 77': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
• 77': Rayan Cherki (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 77': Substitution, Spain. Dani Vivian replaces Robin Le Normand.
• 77': Substitution, Spain. Samu Aghehowa replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
• 79': Goal! Spain 5, France 2. Rayan Cherki (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
• 80': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
• 80': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
• 81': Malo Gusto (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
• 81': Rayan Cherki (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 81': Corner,France. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 82': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
• 82': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 82': Theo Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 83': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
• 83': Malo Gusto (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 84': Own Goal by Dani Vivian, Spain. Spain 5, France 3.
• 85': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
• 85': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 86': Attempt saved. Samu Aghehowa (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
• 86': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
• 87': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Barcola following a fast break.
• 88': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
• 88': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 89': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Spain).
• 89': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 89': Foul by Dani Vivian (Spain).
• 90': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Substitution, Spain. Gavi replaces Mikel Merino.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
• 90'+3': Foul by Samu Aghehowa (Spain).
• 90'+3': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Goal! Spain 5, France 4. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
• 90'+4': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
• 90'+4': Randal Kolo Muani (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+6': Foul by Samu Aghehowa (Spain).
• 90'+6': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+6': Gavi (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 5, France 4.
• 90'+6': Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card.
• 0': Match ends, Spain 5, France 4.