Portugal’s day to pass the testimony
ANDspain and france face each other, this sunday, at 7:45 pm, at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, in Milan, for the final of the League of Nations.
A final that will explore who will succeed Portugal, champion of the event for two years when they defeated the Netherlands, 1-0, with a goal by Gonçalo Guedes.
Our neighbors and the Welsh have already faced each other on 35 occasions, with the advantage of the Spaniards, who have 14 victories, against 12 victories of the current world champion.
The last game between the two teams was in March 2017, with a 0-2 victory by La Roja, in a preparatory game held at the Stade de France.
The two counterparts that face each other for the second time in history. In 1984, France won its first title by defeating Spain 2-0.
Coaches in direct speech
luis rich
Praise for the Gallic selection: France is the best selection by players. Just look at the eleven and see where they play and are a reference in their clubs. We still have the advantage of being a team, but we can still improve. This sport usually rewards those who play better. Let’s try to be better than them, as a group, and have the game that interests us.
Conquer the League of Nations: If we get a good result it will be with our weapons. If we don’t make it, it will be a good way to grow. The rest is part of the show. Winning with the national team is something we don’t know about. Only a few have had this happiness on that level. Going back to those times would be fantastic.
Favoritism before the final: I am always optimistic. An analysis always depends on what the rival can do against our team. We always stood up, even against Italy, who didn’t give us any favourites, but we changed those feelings. Now let’s try to do it against the best individual level selection.
Didier Deschamps
Take possession of the ball to Spain: The fight for ownership is hard on them. It is not possible to take a ball away from the Spanish team. One can press, but anyway. They have an individual and collective ability to take an incredible ball. Against Italy, they did very well their pressure under pressure. Knowing that chasing the ball costs more, the team that does not have possession loses more energy.
Climate change with victory over Belgium: I can’t answer you because I’m inside, but completely isolated. The best vitamin is joy and victory is joy. The next day everything is lighter. We are France and the people demand it. In addition to individual quality, mental strength can also turn around certain games like you saw the other day. The players did it against Belgium. There is a very strong moral.
Absences against Spain and the experience: Let’s not take on the role of favorites. Spain have very young players, but also experienced footballers. We may have more experience, but that doesn’t mean we’ll have guarantees about what will happen tomorrow [domingo]. Tomorrow [domingo] we’re going to need all the ingredients to win this title.
last eleven
Spain: Unai Simon; Azpilicueta, Laporte, Pau Torres, Marcos Alonso; Koke, Busquets, Gavi; Pablo Sarabia, Ferrán Torres, Oyazarbal.
France: Hugo Lloris; Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane, Lucas Hernandez; Benjamin Pavard, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, Theo Hernandez; Antoine Griezmann; Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema.
Latest results
Spain: VVVDD
France: VVEED
absences
Spain: Pedro Porro (injured).
France: –
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