Five goals, endless emotions, a throbbing final between Lukaku’s goal canceled by the Var and Pogba’s free-kick to hit the crossbar. Until the torpedo of Theo Hernandez in the 45th minute who avoids the queue of extra time in an exciting match between two national teams who faced each other without too many tactics. France recovered from 2-0 to 3-2 against Belgium and won the Nations League final at the last breath. The bleus redeem, at least in part, the disappointment of the European Championship by hitting the success of strength, albeit in a comeback, and thus earning Spain on Sunday at San Siro at the end of a roller coaster match, which saw Martinez’s team prevail in the first half, dragged by an overflowing Lukaku, and that of Deschamps attacking head down in the second half, with a regal and lethal Mbappé. In the final, both national teams did not spare themselves, touching the big blow that the Milan full-back found at the sunset of the match. Who has recently found the national team which, at this point, will hardly leave.
Martinez shows up with the trident of the best days composed of Hazard, Lukaku and De Bruyne, Deschamps responds by adapting to the form of the rivals, with Theo Hernandez and Pavard outside midfield and Mbappé-Benzema-Griezmann free to unleash their potential, with this last slightly lower in support of the midfielders. The first half hour lives on Mbappé’s flare-ups and little else, also because Belgium – which could have immediately broken the balance with De Bruyne (masterful Lloris) – holds the ball of the game but struggles to find the spaces to hurt and put in motion Big Rom. At 37 ‘, however, Carrasco with a personal action uncorked the game. The winger of Atletico Madrid focuses from the left and strikes Lloris on his post with an impregnable low shot. Not even the time to take the blow that France takes another ‘hook’. This time it is Lukaku, who burns Lucas Hernandez at speed and throws the ball under the crossbar.
In the second half, France immediately changes register, throwing itself in attack on the white weapon led by a Pogba freer to move in the three-quarters offensive field. The ‘Octopus’ tries twice with no luck, but has the merit of frightening Belgium and rekindling the enthusiasm of the French. The Mbappé-Benzema duo will take care of the rest, who are delighting French fans while waiting to illuminate (perhaps) the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid in a year. The Real striker reopens the games after a quarter of an hour with a shot from the heart of the area, despite the close (but useless) marking of four opponents. The discontented PSG striker, on the other hand, coldly transforms the penalty won by cunning by Griezmann for a stomp by Tielemans. After 2-2, Belgium wakes up from torpor and regains fluidity in front, even if it is always France to build the best scoring with Mbappé and Tchouameni. In the final, the ‘red devils’ delude themselves and rejoice too soon for Lukaku’s winning paw at the invitation of Carrasco. The Var cancels, but Theo Hernandez really thinks about condemning the Red Devils. With a missile that takes France to the final.