Spain vs France; Spain was superb in their earlier-in-the-week demolition of Italy, and they will have slept a day longer than …
Spain vs France; Spain was superb in their earlier-in-the-week demolition of Italy, and they will have slept a day longer than …
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Match Details
Match: Spain vs France, UEFA Nations League
Date: 10 October 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Venue: San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
Spain will line up in a 4-3-3 shape against France, with Unai Simon starting in goal instead of David de Gea for the second time. The two centre-backs, Pau Torres and Aymeric Laporte, should be kept, but they might encounter a considerably tougher test than they did against Italy. Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso of Chelsea should start at fullback. Sergio Busquets, the captain of Spain, will hold the midfield and attempt to protect his defence by cutting out assaults and recycling possession well.
He’ll have plenty of help from Barcelona’s tireless Koke, while Gavi, the club’s newest young wonder, may get another chance on the big stage after impressing in the semi-final. Torres, if he’s fit enough, should start on the right-wing, though he’ll frequently veer towards the middle and try to get into goal-scoring situations. Meanwhile, Mikel Oyarzabal should start on the left-wing, where his combination play with Alonso may cause problems for the French.
Simon; Azpilicueta, Laporte; Koke, Busquets, Gavi; Torres, Sarabia, Oyarzabal, Torres, Alonso
Hugo Lloris, the world champions’ captain, will be in goal, protected by the centre-back three of Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane, and Lucas Hernandez. Benjamin Pavard and Theo Hernandez, who scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time against Belgium, should be the right and left wing-backs, respectively, and will be responsible for providing width moving forward.
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After replacing Adrien Rabiot in the semi-final, AurelienTchouameni made a strong impact. Deschamps may choose to team up with AS Monaco’s emerging sensation Paul Pogba on the big day at San Siro, given their prior success together. Antoine Griezmann should play in the No. 10 position, where he will be free to wander over the pitch in search of holes while allowing his teammates to move about freely. France’s forwards will be Karim Benzema and KylianMbappe, who will attempt to open up the Spainish defence.
Lloris; Kounde, Varane, L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez; Griezmann; Benzema, Mbappe; Pavard, Tchouameni, Pogba
Spain was superb in their earlier-in-the-week demolition of Italy, and they will have slept a day longer than their final opponents, giving them an edge. In the meantime, France struggled in the first half against Belgium but showed amazing spirit and strength to come back and win the game, securing a spot in the final. Both sides have talents who may influence the game’s outcome, but France has the advantage in terms of big-game experience — the majority of the players Didier Deschamps will start on Sunday were part of France’s historic World Cup victory in 2018. We believe France will win the UEFA Nations League trophy at San Siro on Sunday night, barely defeating Spain.