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Yamal dazzles as Spain beat France to reach Nations League final

Lamine Yamal stole the show again as Spain beat France 5-4 in a thrilling Nations League semi-final to set up a final against Portugal.

Nico Williams and Mikel Merino put Spain 2-0 up, before Yamal won a penalty after being fouled by his old mate Adrien Rabiot.

The teenager promptly dusted himself off and sent goalkeeper Mike Maignan the wrong way to put Spain 3-0 up after just 54 minutes.

Spain v France - UEFA Nations League 2025 Semi-final Photo by Edith Geuppert - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images

Barcelona team-mate Pedri then promptly made it 4-0 with a clinical finish, and the game looked like it was all over.

Kylian Mbappe did pull one back from the penalty spot, but another goal from Yamal to make it 5-1 appeared to have killed the game off once more.

Spain v France - UEFA Nations League 2025 Semi-final Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images

Yet France managed to regroup and reduced the deficit to 5-2 through Rayan Cherki on 79 minutes.

Spanish defender Dani Vivian then managed to score an own goal, while a Randal Kolo Muani header in stoppage time made it 5-4 and a nervy finish.

However, Spain held on to keep their dreams of glory alive and dump France out. They go on to play Portugal in Sunday’s final in Munich.

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