Spain 5-4 France
Updated
Spain won: Spain 5-4 France in the Nations League (Round 1/2) on Thu, 5 Jun 2025 at MHPArena, Stuttgart. Spain goals: Nico Williams 23', Mikel Merino 25', Lamine Yamal 54' (pen), Pedri 55', Lamine Yamal 67'. France goals: Kylian Mbappé 59' (pen), Rayan Cherki 79', Daniel Vivian 84' (og), Randal Kolo Muani 90'+3. Expected goals: 2.91-2.74. Possession: 43-57. Player of the match: Lamine Yamal (9.5).
Match report
Spain beat France 5-4
Spain squeezed past France 5-4 at MHPArena on Thursday 5 June in the Nations League.
Nico Williams put Spain ahead on 23' (1-0), Mikel Merino made it 2-0 on 25', Lamine Yamal made it 3-0 from the penalty spot on 54', Pedri made it 4-0 on 55', Kylian Mbappé pulled one back for France from the penalty spot on 59' (4-1), Lamine Yamal made it 5-1 on 67', Rayan Cherki pulled one back for France on 79' (5-2), an own goal by Daniel Vivian pulled one back for France on 84' (5-3) and Randal Kolo Muani pulled one back for France on 90+3' (5-4).
Spain had 43% of the ball, shots were 16-24 (8-9 on target) and expected goals finished 2.91-2.74.
Lamine Yamal (Spain) was player of the match with a 9.5 rating.
Attendance: 51,724. Referee: Michael Oliver.
Match stats
| Spain | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 43 | 57 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.91 | 2.74 |
| Total shots | 16 | 24 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 9 |
| Touches in opposition box | 23 | 42 |
| Big chances | 5 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 323 (82%) | 453 (90%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 6 |
| Total shots | 16 | 24 |
| Shots off target | 0 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 9 |
| Blocked shots | 8 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 2 |
| Shots inside box | 15 | 17 |
Lineups
Spain (4-3-3): Unai Simon, Pedro Porro, Robin Le Normand, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Pedri, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Nico Williams
France (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan, Pierre Kalulu, Ibrahima Konaté, Clément Lenglet, Theo Hernández, Kouadio Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué, Kylian Mbappé
Key events
- 23' · Goal · Nico Williams (Spain)
- 25' · Goal · Mikel Merino (Spain)
- 33' · Yellow card · Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- 51' · Yellow card · Adrien Rabiot (France)
- 54' · Goal · Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- 55' · Goal · Pedri (Spain)
- 59' · Goal · Kylian Mbappé (France)
- 63' · Substitution · Malo Gusto for Pierre Kalulu (France)
- 63' · Substitution · Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doué (France)
- 63' · Substitution · Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise (France)
- 64' · Substitution · Dani Olmo for Nico Williams (Spain)
- 64' · Substitution · Fabián Ruiz for Pedri (Spain)
- 67' · Goal · Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- 72' · Substitution · Lucas Hernández for Clément Lenglet (France)
- 76' · Substitution · Randal Kolo Muani for Ousmane Dembélé (France)
- 77' · Substitution · Samuel Aghehowa for Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
- 77' · Substitution · Daniel Vivian for Robin Le Normand (Spain)
- 79' · Goal · Rayan Cherki (France)
- 82' · Yellow card · Theo Hernández (France)
- 84' · Goal · Daniel Vivian (France)
- 90'+1 · Substitution · Gavi for Mikel Merino (Spain)
- 90'+3 · Goal · Randal Kolo Muani (France)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Randal Kolo Muani (France)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Gavi (Spain)
- 90'+7 · Yellow card · Kouadio Koné (France)
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Questions
Who won Spain vs France?
Spain won, 5-4 (Nations League) on Thu, 5 Jun 2025.
When and where is Spain vs France?
Thu, 5 Jun 2025, 19:00 UTC at MHPArena, Stuttgart, Nations League.