- France vs Germany Nations League: Mbappé’s Game-Changing Strike.
- How Germany’s Missed Chances Left Them Exposed.
- Olise’s Late Tap-In Caps a Memorable Night.
In a tense Nations League bronze-medal clash in Stuttgart, France emerged 2–0 victors over Germany, thanks to Kylian Mbappé’s pinpoint strike just before half-time and a late Michael Olise finish.
From the first whistle, both sides pressed hard, but it was Mbappé who latched onto a lofted pass, took one crisp touch and thundered home his 50th goal for Les Bleus.
That achievement has broken a year-long open-play drought.
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Thereafter, Germany’s early dominance counted for little as France’s quick counters proved decisive.
Germany created several good chances but failed to convert:
Karim Adeyemi won a spot-kick, yet VAR ruled it out for simulation.
Florian Wirtz rattled the post with a fierce strike.
Deniz Undav saw his effort wiped out for a foul in the build-up.
Despite controlling possession, they thereby left themselves vulnerable to France’s lightning-fast counters.
Late in the match, Mbappé intercepted a Robin Koch clearance at halfway and immediately surged forward.
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He drew defenders toward him, then neatly squared the ball to Michael Olise, who tapped in to make it 2–0 with six minutes remaining.
“Since I arrived in the international team, everyone always talks about me… when they have an opportunity to talk bad, they talk bad,” Mbappé told DAZN.
“I just try and do my job.”
“Everyone in the team loves him. He’s a very important player for us and when he plays like he did today, it’s just amazing,” said Aurelien Tchouaméni.
The loss marked Germany’s second defeat in as many matches. Consequently, striker Niclas Füllkrug rued their wastefulness:
“If we had taken our first chance and scored, it could have been three or four nil for us.”
Didier Deschamps overhauled his lineup with eight changes from the semi-final, thereby keeping only Mbappé, Mike Maignan, and Adrien Rabiot in the starting XI.
Meanwhile, Julian Nagelsmann stuck with Niclas Füllkrug up front and brought on Deniz Undav at half-time.
Later on Sunday, Spain and Portugal will meet in Munich to determine this year’s Nations League champion.
