France, led by Kylian Mbappe, again failed to cross the Spanish wall.

Spain advanced to the UEFA Nations League final with a thrilling victory after a nine-goal slugfest.

France's potential, which did not give up the game until the end, was also impressive, but the main character of the day was definitely Spain, and at the center of it was "Golden Boy" Lamine Yamal.바카라

Spain beat France 5-4 in the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League A semifinals at MHP Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on the 6th (Korea time).

As a result, Spain beat France 2-1 in the last Euro 2024 semifinals and once again overpowered France in the semifinals of the tournament, showing a proper natural enemy.

Spain will face Portugal, which beat Germany in the semifinals on the 9th, in the final. 

In the match, 17-year-old striker Yamal of Barcelona stood out. Yamal constantly threatened the French defense with sharp breakthrough and accurate passes from the first half, and led his team's attack by scoring two goals himself.

Spain played in a 4-3-3 formation. With Unai Simone as the goalkeeper, Pedro Porro, LeVain Renormand, Dean Haesun, and Marc Cucurella made up the back four. Pedri, Martin Subimendi and Mikel Merino formed the midfield, while Yamal, Mikel Oyarsabal and Nico Williams were on the front-line three-top.

France faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Mike Menyang wore goalie gloves, while Luca Hernandez, Clement Lenglet, Ibrahima Konate and Pierre Caluru built a defensive line. Adrian Rabiot and Buadio Kone were placed at the third line, while Desiree Doue, Michael Olise and Usman Dembele started at the second line. Mbappe was on the front-line one-top and aimed for the opponent's goal.

Early in the match, the tide was tight. In the eighth minute, France shook Spain's defense with a quick breakthrough by Dembele and Mbappe, and in the 13th minute, Hernandez's shot hit the crossbar and threatened Spain's goal.

However, the first goal was up to Spain.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Yamal dribbled through the defenders from the right side, and Oyarsabal gave the pass to Oyarsabal back to the center of the box. Niko Williams, who received the ball, cut the net with a powerful right footed shot. 

Three minutes later, Spain scored their second goal. Spain cut off France's build-up due to forward pressure, but they made a swift attack once again.

Merino, who received the ball from the right side of the penalty box through a fantastic pass play against Oyarsabal, had a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper and made it 2-0 with a calm right footed shot.

Then, just before the end of the first half, Spain scored its third goal. Yamal exquisitely floated the ball that gave up the hill pass behind the defense line in a free kick situation, and Subimendi's head-connected ball was finished with an acrobatic shot, but VAR review found it to be offside.

In the end, Spain, which scored two goals in a short period of time with perfect performance, finished the first half 2-0. 

Spain also set the tone at the start of the second half. At the 9th minute of the second half, Yamal tripped over Rabiot's tackle in the box, and the referee declared a penalty. Yamal himself kicked the kicker in the opposite direction of the goal and scored his first goal.

A minute later, at 10 minutes in the second half, Spain had a four-goal lead. Pedri, who got Williams' pass, shook the net with a sensational shot that passed the goalkeeper's height after a simple touch. The score widened to 4-0.

France found a clue to its counterattack in the 14th minute of the second half when Mbappe won a penalty. The prisoner tripped Mbappe in the box, and the referee declared the penalty again after checking VAR. Mbappe calmly scored his 49th A-match goal.

Yamal blade was still sharp, however. At the 22nd minute of the second half, Yamal got a right cross from Po and finished with a left-footed shot, widening the gap again. Although Menyang touched the goal, it was not enough to block the goal. The goal widened the score to 5-1.

France also displayed powerful capabilities. Rayan Scherkey, who made his A-match debut by substituting him in the 34th minute of the second half, scored a goal with a sensational right-footed volley. After receiving the ball near the half-line, Scherkey beat the two defenders before sending powerful shots near the penalty arc to shake the net.

In the 39th minute of the second half, France followed up with a 5-3 goal when defender Vivian scored an own goal while trying to clear the ball from France's cross.

In the second half of extra time, Scherky scored an elaborate cross from the side, and replacement Colomouani finished with a header and succeeded in reducing the four-point gap to one point in an instant.

But that was it. Until just before the end, Spain blocked Françon's onslaught, and the referee's whistle blew and the end of the nine-goal slugfest came down.

With this victory, Spain will play Portugal in the final at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the 9th.

Portugal beat Germany 2-1 on Sunday to reach the final. As a result, the final match will also draw keen attention as a generational showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Ramin Yamal.

Spain and Portugal are historically rivals representing the Iberian Peninsula, and the soccer match between the two countries is called the 'Iberian Derby.' In the official A-match series between the two countries, Spain is dominant with 17 wins, 17 draws, and 6 losses.

France, on the other hand, experienced back-to-back failures, once again being held back by Spain following the 2024 Euro semi-final.

In particular, most of the scenes of the loss revealed the collapse of the defense's organization and lack of concentration, making criticism of Didier Deschamps' tactics inevitable.