Lamine Yamal (left) of Spain and Kylian Mbappé of France in Action during the UEFA Euro 2024 semifinal match between Spain and France in Munich, Germany, on July 9, 2024.
Photo: EFE – Filip Singer
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Return to the site of the crime: Spain returns to Germany almost a year after the Eurocup to find a new titlethis time in the UEFA Nations League, where on Thursday he disputes in Stuttgart an attractive semifinal against his neighbor France.
It is the first obstacle to the team of Luis de la Fuente In this Final Four of the 'Nations League', where Spain defends the title conquered two years ago in the penalty shootout against the Croatia de Luka Modric.
The good memories are crowded with the Red, therefore, before facing this week for that precedent of the previous final of the tournament, which served as an omen for the title a year later in the Eurocupwhere Spain won France in another semifinal, 2-1.
From 'Merinazo' al 'Yamalazo'
That 'derby' of July 2024 between Spaniards and French in Munich is especially remembered by a superb of both Lamine Yamalthen with 16 years, who with a left -footed shot from outside the area put the ball in the squad.
The game matched after The Redican Creation He advanced the 'bleus' at the beginning of the clash and before Dani Olmo later signed the second and definitive for the Spaniards, which days later surpassed England in the Berlin final.
Another Spanish player will have good memories in Thursday's game, Mikel Merinothat returns to the Stuttgart stadium in which he marked at the last minute of the extension the victory of his selection against the host Germany (2-1) in the quarterfinals of that same European European.
Mbappé decided in 2021
Some key players of that Eurocup will be missing in the Spanish team, mainly the man who was chosen the best of the tournament and months later Golden Ball, Rodwhich passed much of the low season due to injury and was not summoned for this Final Four.
In France, the main absences will be in defense, for the injuries of Jules Kundé is the William Sabayo.
With much more muscle the 'bleus' will arrive in attack, with a Ousmane Dembelé very inspired this season at Paris Saint-Germain European Champion and a Kylian Mbappé That in 2021 he gave France the League of Nations with a decisive goal in the final, precisely against Spain, in the only time that both teams saw the faces in this tournament of just seven years of life.
Barça Golea to Real Madrid
In the call of Luis de la Fuente for the final phase of the League of Nations did not enter Dani Carvajalinjured almost since the beginning of the course, and Real Madrid shone for its absence, while Barcelona, LaLiga champion, has six representatives (Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Pau Cubarsí, Pedri, Gavi, Fermín López).
The young central defense Dean Huijsen, Real Madrid player since June 1, he will be the only representative of the 'Merengue' club in Spain although indirectly, since he has not yet premiered with the team of Xabi Alonso And the call officially appeared as a player of the English Bournemouth, of which he was part when he was announced.
If he is aligned at the center of the defense, his main mission will be to stop Mbappé, who will be a short companion of his in the Santiago Bernabéu.
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Time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN and Disney+.
Party for the third position of the Nations League
Time: Sunday, June 8 at 8:00 am
TV: ESPN and Disney+.
UEFA Nations League End
Time: Sunday, June 8 at 2:00 pm
TV: ESPN and Disney+.
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