Didier Deschamps spoke of an "
enchanted parenthesis
" to talk about the League of Nations, before the start of "Final 4".
He had seen it right.
Disappointing this summer at the Euro, the Blues have been full of confidence by winning the League of Nations this Sunday.
They beat Spain in the final (2-1), in Milan, after dismissing Belgium on Thursday, in the semi-finals, in Turin (3-2).
Yet it was Mikel Oyarzabal who opened the scoring for La Roja (64th).
Karim Benzema answered him two minutes later (66th).
Decisive passer on the goal of the former Lyonnais, Mbappé was in charge of giving the advantage to his people at the end of the game (80th), solo, after a service from Theo Hernandez.
We must not fail to salute the performance of Hugo Lloris, giant.
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Nations League: schedule and results
After the Euro (1984, 2000), the Olympic Games (1984) and of course the World Cup (1998, 2018), without forgetting the Confederations Cup (2001, 2003), it is therefore a new trophy for the French team, which succeeds Portugal, the first winner in the history of this competition in 2019. Italy finished third.
