The UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 Discussion Thread

[TheGreatPython]

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

One of best matches in this league we watch just few minutes ago in first half Belgium completely outclass France and have lead of 2 - 0 but France done magic through Benzema Mbappe and Hernandez fight back and have their spot in final of Nations League against Spain. What a match and what result for them. Surely fans will remember this match for very long time as they have too many world-class players, and they all was giving their best for their own country but at the end France is victorious.

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[Harkorede]

I don't think there will too many goals here either, I would favour the Under 2.5 goals as bettor here.

The first half is about to end, 2 goals scored already. Belgium is leading by 2 goals and I believe they have upper hand already if they play well also in hmthe second half. What I am just happy about in the ongoing game is that the second goal was score by Romelu Lukaku which I was expecting he will score for his country. Maybe no goal will be scored in the second half but likely will not be like that or the chance that more goals will not be scored is very small.

What a game this had turned out to be, both Belgium goals came in quick successions and one would have imagined it was game over apparently, but France pulled right back, and I really don't know where that came from but then, what a comeback.

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

What game a really! VAR to the rescue I'd say because if the Lukaku third goal had counted, I don't think France would have been able to fight back one more time.

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Lukaku's goal was deemed offside by the referee and this really became a sad face for his team after a few minutes after being France's goal thanks to a signature from Hernandes, this was really a very dramatic match.

I really thought that in the first half France would lose but in fact in the second half France turned around and continued to dominate and could score a goal with a draw, but after 90 minutes that was the deciding factor where France won the final against Spain.

Paul Pogba's free kick bounces off the goalkeeper.

[BITCOIN4X]

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

Now finished Belgium 2 - 3 France. Bad luck for Belgium because Lukaku's goal was disallowed because it was considered offside. Belgium failed to maintain a 2 goal win and they let France take control of the second half and develop their game. This team was really unlucky in my opinion and was never ready for the title. Happy with what they have done throughout the match, all the players have given their best for their country despite failing to make it to the final. Congratulations France, and now the France vs Spain Final.

[judas]

The Belgium - France game was much more enjoyable and competitive than the Italy - Spain game for sure. After seeing that Belgium ended the first half 2-0 ahead, I thought that they were going to get a comfortable win. But France weren't intending to give up on this game. Especially Mbappe was really great. He tried his best in the second half. By Benzema's quality goal, they found a hope for a comeback. And they really made it too. Griezmann got a penalty and Mbappe scored it. And suddenly, we saw them equalizing the score. And in the 90th minute, France scored even the third goal and made a really huge comeback. They managed to qualify for the final and this game was just something special in this tournament.

[LTU_btc]

We watched really great game. In first half France looked not good at all, but in second half they simply dominated and made impressive comeback from 0:2 to 3:2. But how fast thing changed - just few moments earlier Lukaku scored goal, but it was called off because of offside. And then Hernandez responded with nice goal and made score 3:2.
And yeah, Pogba free kick which hit crossbar was nice moment.

[DIA7]

Great comeback for France thought that 2 goal lead Belgium had sealed the deal but seems like Mbappe and Benzema had other plans which rescued the French team from a knockout and possibly conceding defeat before the match ended. Now that things have evened out am thinking the French will go on to win as the are playing with so much conviction and keep pressing Belgium upfront which has put them in so much pressure.

Rimontada in a three-way game that Karim opened and Theo Hernandez killed in his first match.
The suspense from a level beyond logic and nature between yesterday's and today's summits.
Imagine if there was no VAR? Belgium was in the final!! Justice is the biggest gain of this device, which sometimes receives a lot of criticism.
Honestly I didn't expect from France to make this return for a moment after seeing the end of the first half.

[jakdanyel]

I enjoyed the Belgium - France match a lot tonight. Actually, I saw that Belgium were 2-0 ahead at the end of the first half. And I was indecisive about watching the second half or not. And I decided to watch it. I'm really content about watching it as the second half was much more exciting. And maybe the thing that nearly nobody expected happened in this half. France turned the match around and ended Belgium by 3-2. Belgium players were in shock and couldn't react to this very well. I appreciate France's comeback a lot.

[beerlover]

Italy still looked fine didn't they? I mean losing to Spain is hardly an indication that you are a bad team is it? I believe that Italy played amazingly but that was simply put just how close the teams were and there were controversy in the game and all that so I would not say that Italy is not a suddenly bad team.

Having one game, which I believe wasn't bad but even if it was bad, doesn't make out the judgment of the team. They look quite well and I hope that we get to see great national teams further. It is not fun to watch few teams at the top be good and rest of the world not be good at all, I rather have 10 great national teams to make the watching experience more fun.

[Ratash]

I enjoyed the Belgium - France match a lot tonight. Actually, I saw that Belgium were 2-0 ahead at the end of the first half. And I was indecisive about watching the second half or not. And I decided to watch it. I'm really content about watching it as the second half was much more exciting. And maybe the thing that nearly nobody expected happened in this half. France turned the match around and ended Belgium by 3-2. Belgium players were in shock and couldn't react to this very well. I appreciate France's comeback a lot.

It was really entertaining i bet on france winning so i was really happy after the third goal belgium played really well on the first half with a solid line up but the second half france coach knew what to do and weve seen a total domination but it was expected since benzema and mbappe are on top form recently plus  a lack of focus from the belgium side as always in the advanced stages they always dont make it far.

[KTChampions]

Impressive game. Unfortunately, i have to put up with any result. Today I was rooting for Belgium and it was one step away from victory, but France made a comeback plus won in the last minutes, a super offensive result. After such a match, it seems to me that France will be super strong, above all morally, and in the upcoming final it will be the clear favorite.

[Harkorede]

Italy still looked fine didn't they? I mean losing to Spain is hardly an indication that you are a bad team is it? I believe that Italy played amazingly but that was simply put just how close the teams were and there were controversy in the game and all that so I would not say that Italy is not a suddenly bad team.

Having one game, which I believe wasn't bad but even if it was bad, doesn't make out the judgment of the team. They look quite well and I hope that we get to see great national teams further. It is not fun to watch few teams at the top be good and rest of the world not be good at all, I rather have 10 great national teams to make the watching experience more fun.

Italy are nothing compared to the team we witnessed in the Euro, but it still doesn't mean that they're doing entirely awful because have also improved since the tournament.

I wouldn't want to take any away from Spain's performance as it was duly deserved, but I felt the game swung their way pretty easily after Bonucci got sent off, even though Italy finding a way back into game it happened all a bit too late and it was expected playing against a team so dominant in possession with a player less can be over demanding.

Impressive game. Unfortunately, i have to put up with any result. Today I was rooting for Belgium and it was one step away from victory, but France made a comeback plus won in the last minutes, a super offensive result. After such a match, it seems to me that France will be super strong, above all morally, and in the upcoming final it will be the clear favorite.

France will definitely feel like the better team here, but that might be at their own disadvantage too, as they'd not want to go into a final undermining Spain's team, which can be dynamic in their approach to every other game.

[Kusman]

I wonder how France will play Belgium tonight? Statistically Belgium have only lost to the undefeated Italians... The French, on the other hand, have drawn a lot... I like Belgium's game better, I think they deserve to win!
However, if you look at the statistics of personal meetings between these teams, Belgium has not beaten France in serious competitions like world  or european cup... And won only in friendlies or qualifiers...

Actually, Belgium defeated France in a serious competition like the World Cup one time before... It was in 1981.  
Joking aside, Belgium are the better side now as far as I see. France have been struggling a lot when it comes to getting comfortable wins against their weaker opponents. Belgium are a very hard and competitive opponent for them. And Belgium are very good at attacking and scoring now. Lukaku is just a beast in terms of everything.    Even though it is going to be a competitive one, I expect Belgium to advance.

This is gonna be a very exciting match for the football fans out there. This match between the two football giants will attract a lot of attention. Belgium is a team full of stacked players like KDB, Hazard, Lukaku, or Courtois. On the other hand, France also has very good scoring options like Mbappe, Giroud, or Benzema,

If I'm not wrong Benz is back in the team, right?

I'm opting for Belgium in this one. Lukaku and Hazard with KDB in the midfield are very dangerous for any opponent any day.

Yeah, Benzema is back at the national team and he scored against Belgium in this match also. And it was a really ingenious goal from him. I expected Belgium to advance but the second half was just amazing. Even though Belgium got a 2-0 advantage, France didn't leave the match to them just like that. They fought hard and finally started scoring. And the first goal helped them gain their self-confidence again. After this goal, France made an unbelievable comeback and won by 3-2. Their great effort proved that they deserved this win.

[AndySt]

We watched really great game. In first half France looked not good at all, but in second half they simply dominated and made impressive comeback from 0:2 to 3:2. But how fast thing changed - just few moments earlier Lukaku scored goal, but it was called off because of offside. And then Hernandez responded with nice goal and made score 3:2.
And yeah, Pogba free kick which hit crossbar was nice moment.

I wouldn't say that France looked so bad in the first half of the match, but Belgium just scored their two goals, but France couldn't do it. It became perfectly visible in the second half, when France turned on the momentum even more and Benzema scored his goal, that nothing was decided in the match and the most interesting thing would be ahead. By the way, according to statistics, France has never lost its match if Benzema scored, having won 22 victories and drawn 2 times. Although, of course, France was on the verge if VAR had not canceled Lukaku's goal, but still it would have been quite unfair, because France was clearly better in the end.

[Oshosondy]

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

Yeah, any of the country team can win the game, but it later turned that France won again, it was a great start for Belgium and I thought Belgium would be able to hold the leading and played well in the second half, but see what it turned to in just 60th to 70th minutes of the match, France scored. And just very few minutes to the end of the match Theo Hernandez scored and France won. France and Spain will meet in the final.

[hahay]

We watched really great game. In first half France looked not good at all, but in second half they simply dominated and made impressive comeback from 0:2 to 3:2. But how fast thing changed - just few moments earlier Lukaku scored goal, but it was called off because of offside. And then Hernandez responded with nice goal and made score 3:2.
And yeah, Pogba free kick which hit crossbar was nice moment.

I wouldn't say that France looked so bad in the first half of the match, but Belgium just scored their two goals, but France couldn't do it. It became perfectly visible in the second half, when France turned on the momentum even more and Benzema scored his goal, that nothing was decided in the match and the most interesting thing would be ahead. By the way, according to statistics, France has never lost its match if Benzema scored, having won 22 victories and drawn 2 times. Although, of course, France was on the verge if VAR had not canceled Lukaku's goal, but still it would have been quite unfair, because France was clearly better in the end.

It was a swift comeback from France, the first and second half stats were clearly very different for the two teams. It looks like Belgium only maintained their lead having already won the first half 2-0 and to be honest, it was a comparison that seemed safe enough to play defensively in the second half but France could turn things around quickly in the second half and it was evident from the win all the data on statistics for France in the second half.

[abhiseshakana]

If this scenario is true then France will meet Italy in the race for third place while I will back Belgium to win this competition for this year vs spain. If Belgium fails again then I don't know who the next generation will win this title even though the prestige is still below the world cup. abhiseshakana, are you going to watch this match today? I hope you don't fall asleep waiting for it. LOL

What you said really happened. It's not about the game, but a few minutes before the match I fell asleep and when I woke up it was obvious that France had won against Belgium with a score of 3-2. Sadly, I've missed an interesting match that's worth watching. Well, at least Belgium has a chance to avenge their loss in the quarter-finals of the European championship which at that time they were defeated by Italy with a score of 2-1.

[ShowOff]

Benzema and Mbappe each scored one goal and opened the opportunity for France to qualify for the final before Theo Hernandez's decisive goal came minutes from time. My prediction was wrong because I only thought France would win by a score of 1-2, but this match is very difficult because Belgium are 2 goals ahead against Carrasco and Lukaku in the first half. The return of France in the second half was very tense and could make the whole stadium rumble. If Lukaku's goal in the second half was not offside then France would have failed to reach the final.

What you said really happened. It's not about the game, but a few minutes before the match I fell asleep and when I woke up it was obvious that France had won against Belgium with a score of 3-2. Sadly, I've missed an interesting match that's worth watching. Well, at least Belgium has a chance to avenge their loss in the quarter-finals of the European championship which at that time they were defeated by Italy with a score of 2-1.

I only watched until the first half ended, but because it was already 2.30 am I had to sleep and couldn't watch the second half anymore. I thought France really failed after losing by 2 goals, but I was surprised to find out that they came back in the second half with a final score of 3-2.

[onecall123]

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

Such an unfortunate result for Belgium fans, and somewhat difficult to digest. However, what an amazing comeback from France! It's great to see them bounce back after Euro 2020 disappointment. Mbappe and Benzema's partnership is heating up, incredible performances from both of them. The golden generation of Belgium, as it was for the Netherlands, cannot win any titles. Football can sometimes be harsh and unfair, but that's just the way it is....

[asus09]

Belgium had a great 2-0 advantage, but could not maintain this advantage. After 2-0 it came to 2-2 in just 8 minutes, the players started to panic. They made simple mistakes, they need to pick up. It is impossible to understand why the Belgian manager put Trossard in the game and don't think about Batshuayi. It's like they're doing it specifically to lose the match. Both teams can still win the game, nothing finished yet.

Such an unfortunate result for Belgium fans, and somewhat difficult to digest. However, what an amazing comeback from France! It's great to see them bounce back after Euro 2020 disappointment. Mbappe and Benzema's partnership is heating up, incredible performances from both of them. The golden generation of Belgium, as it was for the Netherlands, cannot win any titles. Football can sometimes be harsh and unfair, but that's just the way it is....

Big match on final to see France versus Spain and keep favorite Mbappe and Benzema make goal for against with Spain, I think first trophy if France success win in the final for Karim Benzema where last night versus Belgium he made one goal. Nice come back after failed last event on EURO 2020 and now Benzema have giving best performance for France.