The confrontation between Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembélé He unleashed a great expectation in the meeting between Spain and France. And both showed that the debate had reasons, Although it was Lamine who took the cat to the water on the road to the Golden Ball.
The perspective were fulfilled The two players demonstrating their enormous talent and also pressure intensity. Dembélé was the first to steal a ball to Mikel Merino, giving up for Mbappé, whose death pass was miraculously intercepted by Unai Simon.
Dembélé proved to be in shape and his boots also left the action to a stopped ball in which Theo Hernández ended up starring his trallazo to the crossbar.
France dominated and Spain entrusted Lamine Yamal to turn around the situation. As happened in the Eurocup of 2024, Lamine had the expected prominence.
The Spanish International not only plays for your personal shine and that makes it differential. In an extraordinary pass to the area of the area he found Mikel Oyarzabalwho knew how to pivot perfectly so that Nico Williams will engage at the bottom of the network.
Raudales magic
Spain premiered the score in a play initiated by the Barca magician. A goal that left France somewhat Grogy after his good start and suffered Mikel Merino's second work after another sensational assistance from Oyarzabal.
Lamine multiplied in attack and defense. He was the first player admonished to tear down the dangerous Doué. His defensive obligations were never neglected, even if the yellow one cost him. Pedro Porro, without a doubt, needed help to cover the gallic left -handed lane.
Dembélé, on the other hand, put Cucurella in trouble and Nico was all the time next to him by leaving him a hand. Despite defensive surveillance, The PSG player was a constant danger and Unai Simon saved a goal in a good right cross.
The exchange of blows between the cracks was constant. Lamine put a ball with a special air towards Pedri, who headed towards Huijsen and the young Madrid central marked, but the goal was canceled by An out of the millimeter of the canary with the shoulder.
To finish the first part, Dembélé tried a chopped one about Unai Simonthat did not go well, although the action came from an out of play.
Penalty and goal
The Gauls came out in Tromba in the second half. It was time to rise again. The tension moments were solved with a counter in which Nico enables Lamine Yamal and is shot down by his 'friend' Rabiot in a clear penalty.
Lamine himself assumed responsibility without weighing the failed against the Netherlands in the round of the quarterfinals. A goal that was followed by another from Pedri with a lot of skill, but Mbappé cut differences with another very rigorous penalty that he forced in front of Pedro Porro.
The party cooled somewhat with the changes, But Lamine was still as assets. When nobody expects it, it appears to mark the differences and did it again.
On this occasion, Pedro Porro redeemed his error in the penalty to Mbappé to give a great pass to Lamine, who defined with the exterior of the foot subtle way So that Maignan could only rub the ball without avoiding the goal. Another masterpiece to aim in your particular repertoire Already very wide at 17 years.
Dembélé, exhausted
Unlike its stage in FC Barcelona, this Dembélé is much more competitive. He did not collapse or with the win. He had a shot to the post without angle against Unai Simon. However, the PSG striker was without gasoline and Deschamps preferred to put an area player like Kolo Muani.
France was desperate and burned its last cartridges For a team that made up the score with two goals at the end. Lamine, on the other hand, continued to put the temper for a magnificent Spain.
