Solid France punishes Portugal in spectacular match in Lisbon (video) – Football World – League of Nations

11/14/2020 World



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The teams from Portugal and France played a great match from Group 3 of League A in the Nations League tournament. In the battle between the European Champion and the World Champion, the winner was France, who achieved success with minimal 1: 0 as guest. The only hit scored N’Golo Kante in minute 54.

The guests played a very strong game, and in almost 90 minutes they were the best team on the field. In the first part, the “roosters” created several excellent situations, but failed to take advantage of them. The lightning also helped the hosts. In the second 45 minutes, the guests still managed to reach the winning goal. The Portuguese tried to draw and pressed in the last minutes, but the goal never came.

With this victory, France secured first place in the group and participation in the final phase of the tournament, already having 13 points in their assets. Portugal also has a safe place in the elimination phase, but will be second after one round less with 10 points. In their last match, the former students of Didier Deschamps host Sweden, while the former students of Fernando Santos host Croatia.

The guests controlled the ball in the first minutes of the game, as the Portuguese remained compact in defense and was not surprised.

The first shot in one of the two gates came in the sixth minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo tried a shot outside the area, but the “roosters” goalkeeper Hugo Loris was careful and killed.

The world champions responded with a dangerous break from Kingsi Koman to the right, who then entered the penalty area and fired a bomb at the close angle, but Rui Patricio also monitored the situation and killed on a corner kick.

Just two minutes later, the French missed the cleanest situation yet. Antoine Griezmann stepped into the penalty area and very cleverly put Anthony Martial alone against Patricio in the penalty area. The Manchester United striker tried to hit, but the home base came out as expected and shortened the corner to block the shot.

Los Gallos continued to be the most dangerous team in the field, since in the 18th minute Griezmann crossed from a corner, and on the edge of the small area Adrien Rabio jumped the best and played head, but the ball went very close to the right post . of Patricio.

Bruno Fernandes tried a shot from the air two minutes later, but right into the hands of Loris. In the 24th minute, Ronaldo fired directly from a direct free kick, but hit the wall. A new shot from the captain followed, but out.

The world champions looked back at their hosts’ door and in the 27th minute a double pass was exchanged by Luca Hernández and Martial on the left side of the penalty area. The forward then came in and tried a hard shot into the near corner, but the ball got tangled outside the net.

After exactly half an hour of play, France killed the Portuguese defense with a great learned position. Antoine Griezmann’s cross with a direct free kick at the far post, where Rafael Varane was exposed and found Rabio with his head, who was also left alone at the penalty spot and tried an acrobatic performance. It turned into a pass to Martial, who hit his head but the ball bounced off the crossbar.

In the 39th minute Bruno Fernandes crossed down the right into the penalty area, where Joao Félix was in better position than Presnel Kimpembe and shot with his back to the goal, but too weak to hinder France captain Loris.

The hosts again had to trust their goalkeeper four minutes before the end of the first half. Los Gallos organized a great attack, which passed through Griezmann in the center, which passed to the left for Hernández. The left-back made a great pass into the penalty area, where Marcial jumped into the split and caught the ball with his foot, but again Patricio blocked the shot with his body. Subsequently, the guest attacker committed an offense against the base of the European champions.

In the final seconds of the half, Portugal could surprisingly lead in the result. Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball after a cross from a Fernandes corner kick, but it went inches off the crossbar.

With the start of the second half, the hosts had the right to launch a dangerous free kick to the left of the penalty area. Ronaldo did, slamming something between a shot and a strong cross, which nonetheless flew off.

In the 54th minute, the “roosters” finally managed to take the lead in view of what happened on the field. Great double pass from Rabio and Griezmann on the left in the penalty area. The Juventus midfielder received the ball and tried a shot in the near corner, Patricio scored, but not in the best way and the running N’Golo managed to score in his goal – 0: 1.

Just a minute later, Koman found Griezmann on the right and the forward fired from the edge of the area, but out. In the 57th minute Rabio delivered a great pass from the left to the far post, where Paul Pogba failed to play the ball in the best way and sent it into Patricio’s arms.

After an hour of play, the hosts woke up and had a great opportunity to equalize. Rafael Guerrero took a direct free kick, but Loris scored. Bernardo Silva managed to rebound and centered it at the far post, where José Fonte hit a strong header, but the ball bounced off the guests’ right beam.

In those minutes, Diogo Jota appeared in the game for Portugal to replace William Carvalho. Marcus Thuram replaced Kingsley Coman in France.

The champions of Europe were bolder to the forefront in search of excavation. In the 75th minute Ronaldo showed good technique on the right, entered the penalty area and gave the ball to reserve Joao Moutinho, who with a bomb shot sent the ball to Loris’s right wrist, who, however, showed a reflection fantastic and killed with one hand.

In the 82nd minute Joao Cancello made a dangerous cross down the right into the penalty area, where Ronaldo had very little left to hit his head. At the far post, both Jota and Rubén Díaz also failed to reach the pass.

At the end of the match, the hosts settled in the middle of France in search of a draw, which, however, never came.

FOOT PORTUGAL – FRANCE 0: 1

0: 1 N’Golo Kante 54 ‘

Starting lineups for both teams:

PORTUGAL (4-3-3): 1. Rui Patricio – 20. Joao Cancello, 6. Jose Fonte, 4. Ruben Diaz, 5. Rafael Guerreiro – 14. William Carvalho, Danilo Pereira, 11. Bruno Fernandes – 10. Bernardo Silva, 7. Cristiano Ronaldo (to), 23. Joao Felix

Breeder: Fernando Santos

FRANCE (4-3-1-2): 1. Hugo Loris (to) – 21. Luca Hernandez, 3. Presnel Kimpembe, 4. Rafael Varane, Benjamin Pavar – 14. Adrien Rabio, 13. N’Golo Kante, 6. Paul Pogba – 7. Antoine Griezmann – 11. Kingsley Coman, 10. Anthony Marsial

Breeder: Didier deschamps

Head judge: Tobias Schiller, Germany

Stadium: Luz Stadium, Benfica, Portugal

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