⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Cryptoprincess101]

Obviously the biggest one is England Vs Spain. I would not be surprised at all if England gets the win. Spain are the favourite as they recently won the World Cup, so have proven to be the strongest team in the world, but England, on a good day, can play really well.

I would've had the same thought if half of the Three Lions' injured players were fit ^{[especially Rice and Palmer]} and there weren't any fitness doubts for some players, so I'm predicting a high-scoring draw or an away win for the visiting team.
^{- I'm going for BTTS, but over 2.5 could also be a good bet.}

England has many talented players in their squad, i don't think that the absence of few players will become problematic for the team. The only problem I have with England is that they don't take advantage of the many players in the squad. England faced some great teams in the world cup namely; Croatia, Norway, Argentina and France and they played very well except for the match against Argentina so if they can apply same mentality against Spain, it should go in their favour. BTTS may not be a good option because Spain has one of the best defensive system. The match may likely end with a lone goal.

[Jaycoinz]

Lots of money to be won if we predict correctly. The biggest game is obviously England vs Spain. Spain won the World Cup, which makes them the favorite team over England. But we all saw how England handled many teams in their last international game to be in 3rd place in the World Cup. We didn't watch England face Spain. With England's defense, the team is complete. England will most likely win against Spain. Well, any team that wins, it's not going to be surprising. England is a big team. Spain is also a big team.

And the game between Spain and England, because even from the odds, you will find it hard to know who is going to win, and since Spain winning the World Cup does not guarantee that they will be able to win against England. It does not work that way, because England would have made their own preparation by now, and this is part of the reasons why I feel like the game might even be 0:0 at halftime. I don't think there will be any goals, and this is why I don't like predicting games like this because it will only cut your ticket.

I think you spoke too early, mate 😜, because the World Champions have already made it 1-0 courtesy of Lamine Yamal.  From the looks of things and the atmosphere, I think we are in for an exciting game tonight between these two teams. It's gonna be so much fun seeing how they manage to keep up with the goal. England are definitely going to come out playing, and I'm sure they can get an equalizer before the brink of halftime, or maybe Spain can get another one.

[Judith87403]

The wonderkid Lamine Yamal has scored in just 2 minutes of play. It was as if he was just waiting for the match to kick off so that he can score. This early goal by Spain must have caused fear in the England team because they will play more carefully because if Spain scored another goal before halftime it could be very disastrous for England. I am just imagining what happened in the world cup third place match between England and France where both teams scored a combined goals amounting to 10. But if this match will turn out to something similar, it will have to start from the first half. I know that since the Balloon d'or award date is drawing nearer, Lamine Yamal will like to give it all in his performance so that he can stand a chance of being the favourite to win the prestigious award.

[Just Say]

England has many talented players in their squad, i don't think that the absence of few players will become problematic for the team. The only problem I have with England is that they don't take advantage of the many players in the squad. England faced some great teams in the world cup namely; Croatia, Norway, Argentina and France and they played very well except for the match against Argentina so if they can apply same mentality against Spain, it should go in their favour. BTTS may not be a good option because Spain has one of the best defensive system. The match may likely end with a lone goal.

The reigning FIFA World Cup champions have already made a great start, as you can see Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal giving Spain the lead, in fact I think many people imagined that today's African Cup of Nations League match would be very competitive. Besides in this match against England, the trained Spanish players performed aggressively from the start because the Spanish team has experienced players like Rodri and Cucurella, and the Spanish attack is very strong.

At this moment, it seems that Ferran Torres is playing as the main striker for the current FIFA World Cup champions today,This player has performed brilliantly for the PSG club as he scored a hat-trick in one of the UCL matches of this new season, So in this context, it can be said that Spain has a high chance of winning this match of today's UEFA Nations League Because even though only the thirty-first minute has passed in this UEFA Nations League Group C match, Spain is leading 1-0 in this game.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

England are not doing as well as expected, they are not able to get themselves into rhythm. England conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes due to Marc Guéhi's carelessness and completely stupid performance. Lamine Yamal was behind Marc Guéhi but even after that Guéhi tried to take the ball back and then the ball went to Lamine Yamal's feet, and Lamine Yamal took advantage of this opportunity and scored the goal, England conceded a goal in just 2 minutes, but at the same time England are not able to attack strongly, their game has not yet stabilized. But on the other hand Spain is also very strong in defense and at the same time they are attacking, now the chances of England winning the match are very low, I don't know where the match will end because the first half is not over yet, but I expect at least one goal from England in the whole match, let's see where the match ends.

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wait man, England have already scored 2 goals, now the score is 2-1, why did England suddenly start? I'm just surprised.
Anthony Gordon scored the first goal in the 36th minute and then Harry Kane scored another brilliant goal just 4 minutes later, in the 40th minute. England will now go for the win, and it looks like they will score more. But at the same time, Spain will also launch a great attack now.

[Creeper0]

The wonderkid Lamine Yamal has scored in just 2 minutes of play. It was as if he was just waiting for the match to kick off so that he can score. This early goal by Spain must have caused fear in the England team because they will play more carefully because if Spain scored another goal before halftime it could be very disastrous for England. I am just imagining what happened in the world cup third place match between England and France where both teams scored a combined goals amounting to 10. But if this match will turn out to something similar, it will have to start from the first half. I know that since the Balloon d'or award date is drawing nearer, Lamine Yamal will like to give it all in his performance so that he can stand a chance of being the favourite to win the prestigious award.

The match is really exciting. After Spain was leading 0-1 in just two minutes, the scoreline stood at 2-1 in the 40th minute. We can see attacks from both sides, but England's attacks seem very strong. There is still a lot of time left in the match, it is not possible to say anything about the final result yet. We saw a total of 3 goals in the first half. For England, Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane scored two great goals to put themselves ahead on the scoreboard, they will have to maintain this performance throughout the match. As expected, Spain is trying to dominate the match, but their attack is not very strong.

[Merit.s]

wait man, England have already scored 2 goals, now the score is 2-1, why did England suddenly start? I'm just surprised.
Anthony Gordon scored the first goal in the 36th minute and then Harry Kane scored another brilliant goal just 4 minutes later, in the 40th minute. England will now go for the win, and it looks like they will score more. But at the same time, Spain will also launch a great attack now.

The first half is over and the English men came from behind to take the lead and ended the first half 2-1 in their favor. Spain gave England the power to dominate the game with possession and that cost them to concede two goals in four minutes.

The game is not yet over until the final whistle. The second half will be a different chapter entirely, from what we expected. England looks better in the first half.

[Callido]

I think you spoke too early, mate 😜, because the World Champions have already made it 1-0 courtesy of Lamine Yamal.  From the looks of things and the atmosphere, I think we are in for an exciting game tonight between these two teams. It's gonna be so much fun seeing how they manage to keep up with the goal. England are definitely going to come out playing, and I'm sure they can get an equalizer before the brink of halftime, or maybe Spain can get another one.

The tables turned suddenly, England are now leading in the first half. Waiting for the second half to begin, the two teams are playing well. Spain has more possession in the game, i thought they were going to win after the early goal, but considering England's advantage with the score lead, if the game will no longer favor England, the worst it can get is a draw.

Both sides started their first-team players, it was meant to be rough judging from the lineups, i didn't expect anything less than how the team is performing. Two World Cup finalists going against each other, England for the win, the game is facing that direction.

[Taricoins]

England are not doing as well as expected, they are not able to get themselves into rhythm. England conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes due to Marc Guéhi's carelessness and completely stupid performance. Lamine Yamal was behind Marc Guéhi but even after that Guéhi tried to take the ball back and then the ball went to Lamine Yamal's feet, and Lamine Yamal took advantage of this opportunity and scored the goal, England conceded a goal in just 2 minutes, but at the same time England are not able to attack strongly, their game has not yet stabilized. But on the other hand Spain is also very strong in defense and at the same time they are attacking, now the chances of England winning the match are very low, I don't know where the match will end because the first half is not over yet, but I expect at least one goal from England in the whole match, let's see where the match ends.

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wait man, England have already scored 2 goals, now the score is 2-1, why did England suddenly start? I'm just surprised.
Anthony Gordon scored the first goal in the 36th minute and then Harry Kane scored another brilliant goal just 4 minutes later, in the 40th minute. England will now go for the win, and it looks like they will score more. But at the same time, Spain will also launch a great attack now.

That two goals in a row is was one of the most England's brilliant move, after that first counter attack from Spains corner to get them the first goal, the Spains ironclad defense was in complete shambles, I felt if they didn't get sometime to recollect themselves, England was going to score and they did, it's now a dicey game for Spain as England is looking hungry but the saving grace is that Yamal is looking sharp today

[Richbased]

wait man, England have already scored 2 goals, now the score is 2-1, why did England suddenly start? I'm just surprised.
Anthony Gordon scored the first goal in the 36th minute and then Harry Kane scored another brilliant goal just 4 minutes later, in the 40th minute. England will now go for the win, and it looks like they will score more. But at the same time, Spain will also launch a great attack now.

That was a brilliant attacking force that we didn't see coming. What a great comeback by the England team. I think we should get prepared for a full blown show in the second half because this match will turn into a score me and I score you situation. This is just the reason why football is unpredictable because who could have believed that Spain would concede 2 goals in the first half considering that they have solid defenders. This is why i told people not to blame Arsenal in the match they lost to Brighton because even the strongest defense can become the weakest in some matches. England has given Spain a task of levelling the score when they return for the second half so we will see how everything is gonna play out.

[tiCeR]

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Spoke too soon because it seems mbappe just opened up the scoring and has given France the lead and there is still time for them to make the scoreline look juicy so fingers crossed. France as a nation, I think is the most complete side for now but just that every game they play can't be the same thing energy just as this game tonight, it's not their best performance but when you find your way to get the results, it's all that matters.

No I didn't speak too soon at any time. Winning 0-1 against Turkey is a strong indicator that France does not take the Nations League as seriously. I don't think the match would have been the same if they met at a World Cup or European Championship. They play minimalistic, score the goal they need and that's it and if they don't win, it doesn't really matter. I know that Zidane might see this differently, but when you watch those matches in friendlies or the Nations League, you get the feeling that they are not the same.

This is partially because they fear to get injured for worthless competition. See what happened to Mbappe and he is for sure thinking that it was not worth it, if it turns out that he will mis any of the upcoming important matches for Real Madrid.

[Majestic-milf]

 It's unusual to see Spain being behind. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time in over 3 years that the Spanish side have gone behind at halftime since Luiz de la Fuentes took over as coach and I'm pretty confident they are not going to leave the score line like this. Spain kind of relaxed, they got too confident that they could hold their lead and possibly double up but they underestimated England.
 Another crazy thing I observed is how quick England responded. Normally, they'd wait till late minutes of the game before scoring one goal and it's over but being that they were facing Spain, they had to bring their very best performance as it will be foolish to rely on the tactics they use before.

[Hypnotizer]

I think you spoke too early, mate 😜, because the World Champions have already made it 1-0 courtesy of Lamine Yamal.  From the looks of things and the atmosphere, I think we are in for an exciting game tonight between these two teams. It's gonna be so much fun seeing how they manage to keep up with the goal. England are definitely going to come out playing, and I'm sure they can get an equalizer before the brink of halftime, or maybe Spain can get another one.

Well.. in a bit of a surprise, the World Champions finished the first half down by one goal after England decided to take the game seriously and pull a comeback in the first half.. lol. The game is sure going to be interesting especially this second half, Spain will be looking for another comeback to win the game whereas England will be looking for another goal to seal the victory and keep their defend tight to avoid conceding another goal.

This match might probably end as a draw just as I’ve said in my earlier post, spain is going to enter the second half with a comeback in mind and England wouldn’t give it away easily.. so a draw is very much possible.

[HyperCodexV]

Obviously the biggest one is England Vs Spain. I would not be surprised at all if England gets the win. Spain are the favourite as they recently won the World Cup, so have proven to be the strongest team in the world, but England, on a good day, can play really well.

The biggest underdog are San Marino, who are taking on Finland. As far as I know, San Marino consists mostly (or entirely?) of amateur players who have "normal" jobs. But Finland are also not titans themselves, so who knows, maybe San Marino could squeeze out a draw.

Lots of money to be won if we predict correctly. The biggest game is obviously England vs Spain. Spain won the World Cup, which makes them the favorite team over England. But we all saw how England handled many team last international game to be in 3rd place in the World Cup. We didn't watch England face Spain. With England's defense, the team is complete. England will most likely win against Spain. Well, any team that win its not going to be surprising. England is a big team. Spain is also a big team.

Wow, the script of this game just flipped within a few minutes, England just whooped 2 goals before halftime, now the scoreline is 2-1. I guess the early 1 goal lead Spain had was not really bothering them that much at all. Ymal just hit the back of the net just after 2 minutes and it had Spain looking like they would cruise the whole game. Tuchel really built a team of fighters, and they fought their way back into the game. Let's see how the second half will play out.

[Jaycoinz]

I think you spoke too early, mate 😜, because the World Champions have already made it 1-0 courtesy of Lamine Yamal.  From the looks of things and the atmosphere, I think we are in for an exciting game tonight between these two teams. It's gonna be so much fun seeing how they manage to keep up with the goal. England are definitely going to come out playing, and I'm sure they can get an equalizer before the brink of halftime, or maybe Spain can get another one.

Well in a bit of surprise, the World Champions finished the first half down by one goal after England decided to take the game seriously and pull a comeback in the first half.. lol. The game is sure going to be interesting especially this second half, Spain will be looking for another comeback to win the game whereas England will be looking for another goal to seal the victory and keep their defend tight to avoid conceding another goal.

This match might probably end as a draw just as I’ve said in my earlier post, spain is going to enter the second half with a comeback in mind and England wouldn’t give it away easily.. so a draw is very much possible.

I was shocked too, because I never really expected that England would actually pull off a comeback so early in the game although was expecting them to get a goal back but saying that they get to score two and now have the lead was something I wasn't expecting but the game would be more interesting now in the second half because I know that the Spaniard would come out attacking and probably get a goal back which will make the whole lot more interesting.

[Moreno233]

England against Spain is a very interesting match that is going in the way that no one had expected. After Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the early minutes of the game, it then appeared like the goal unlocked the gates of hell against Spain. From then onward, England had dominated the game, equalized through Anthony Gordon and later Harry Kane scored to make it 2-1 before the first half whistle. If not that Harry Kane missed a penalty awarded to them in the second half, England would have been enjoying 3-1 lead now and that would have almost sealed the game for them.

[AYOBA]

Well.. in a bit of a surprise, the World Champions finished the first half down by one goal after England decided to take the game seriously and pull a comeback in the first half.. lol. The game is sure going to be interesting especially this second half, Spain will be looking for another comeback to win the game whereas England will be looking for another goal to seal the victory and keep their defend tight to avoid conceding another goal.

This match might probably end as a draw just as I’ve said in my earlier post, spain is going to enter the second half with a comeback in mind and England wouldn’t give it away easily.. so a draw is very much possible.

The second half has began and Spain are still find the game difficult to make a comeback, I can see that England are trying to make everything possible to make sure they secure the victory over Spain. Because their performances is impressive Spain only control the ball possession, but England are well positioned to score more goals so that they can double their lead.

But since their still more time before the game come to an end let wait to see what will be their final result. Football is unpredictable, it may be the way I’m hope for England to seal the victory, Spain might be lead the game to a draw.

[Sobz]

England are not doing as well as expected, they are not able to get themselves into rhythm. England conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes due to Marc Guéhi's carelessness and completely stupid performance. Lamine Yamal was behind Marc Guéhi but even after that Guéhi tried to take the ball back and then the ball went to Lamine Yamal's feet, and Lamine Yamal took advantage of this opportunity and scored the goal, England conceded a goal in just 2 minutes, but at the same time England are not able to attack strongly, their game has not yet stabilized. But on the other hand Spain is also very strong in defense and at the same time they are attacking, now the chances of England winning the match are very low, I don't know where the match will end because the first half is not over yet, but I expect at least one goal from England in the whole match, let's see where the match ends.

Yet England takes the lead after the first 45 minutes. Nico Williams gambled where he should have crossed the ball and it ended with a counter attack for England with the Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon putting one at the back of the net to see them levelled. It didn't take long to see Harry Kanes header deflected by Marc Cucurella. The English response has been fast and quick and you could see the big smiles on the face of Thomas Tuchel. All Spain should do this second half is control possession and get a goal to see them share points because there's no way England are losing this game they are taking the lead already at home. The second half starts in few minutes.

[meser#]

England against Spain is a very interesting match that is going in the way that no one had expected. After Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the early minutes of the game, it then appeared like the goal unlocked the gates of hell against Spain. From then onward, England had dominated the game, equalized through Anthony Gordon and later Harry Kane scored to make it 2-1 before the first half whistle. If not that Harry Kane missed a penalty awarded to them in the second half, England would have been enjoying 3-1 lead now and that would have almost sealed the game for them.

Bellingham threw himself to the ground in that position. Rodri's foot does not come to Bellingham's foot. He even retracted his foot, but whenEver invited Massa to review the position, Massa examined it again and quickly awarded the penalty.
Harry Kane's shot came back off the top post but even if the penalty had been a goal it would have been invalid. Kane touched the ball twice.
The penalty being missed shows that justice was served.

[Frankolala]

Yet England takes the lead after the first 45 minutes. Nico Williams gambled where he should have crossed the ball and it ended with a counter attack for England with the Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon putting one at the back of the net to see them levelled. It didn't take long to see Harry Kanes header deflected by Marc Cucurella. The English response has been fast and quick and you could see the big smiles on the face of Thomas Tuchel. All Spain should do this second half is control possession and get a goal to see them share points because there's no way England are losing this game they are taking the lead already at home. The second half starts in few minutes.

Alex Biana came from the bench to give Spain the equalizer and level the score line to 2-2, six minutes after Harry Kane missed a penalty kick that was given to England for bringing down Bellingham inside Spain 18 yard box by Rodri. The supersub has given Spain the morale to start dominating the game this second half. England has just made some substitutes to boost up their pace in the game.