France win Nations League with comeback win over Spain

1. France become second Nations League champions
2. Oyarzabal rifles in, Benzema curls in stunner, Mbappe for lead after marginal offside decision
3. France's Manchester United defender Varane goes off injured
4. Italy beat Belgium in third-place play-off earlier

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Thanks for joining us as France came from behind to beat Spain and win the Nations League.

Dull opening 60 minutes, great final 30 minutes.

Come back tomorrow for World Cup qualifiers. Germany can book their place in Qatar.

France get their medals and lift the trophy and that's it. They are the Nations League champions.

Like I say, technically the right decision but not in the spirit of the game at all.

Did Kylian Mbappe do any of those things? I don't think so.

The rule also says "a player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball, including by deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an advantage".

And Eric Garcia did deliberately touch the ball.

The relevant rule...

A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate or

interfering with an opponent by:

• preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
• challenging an opponent for the ball or
• clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
• making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball

The English officials get their medals and then so do Spain's players.

Very technically by the rules, that might have been the correct decision to allow Kylian Mbappe's goal.

But it definitely seems against the spirit of the game.

France are unbeaten in their last 25 competitive games, doing better only once in their history - between September 1994 and March 1999 (27).

Penalty shootouts losses (like against Switzerland at the Euros) don't count as defeats by the way.

If Eric Garcia had let the ball go, the goal would have been disallowed. By trying to cut it out and only getting a little touch, the goal stood.

It seems to be counted as a second phase of play. Hmmmm.

Kylian Mbappe still looked offside when the ball was played by Theo Hernandez.

So I'm still not convinced.

Spain defender Eric Garcia did get a touch onto Theo Hernandez's through ball to Kylian Mbappe - so that must be why it was allowed to stand.

It's not the biggest international trophy in the world, but it is still an international trophy.

France look genuinely delighted to have won this. Spain look gutted too.

The first 60 minutes of that was pretty dull - but the final 30 minutes more than made up for it.

France become the first team to win the World Cup, Euros and Nations League...

European champions Portugal won the first Nations League in 2019.

BreakingFRANCE WIN THE NATIONS LEAGUE

The final whistle goes and France have won the Nations League with a second comeback win in a row.

Unai Simon has just stayed up even as France cleared. A cross is just over his head.

We're past the time.

Another corner, Unai Simon up again, but this is headed away.

There is a shot from the corner - not sure who - Hugo Lloris makes another save. The rebound comes to Unai Simon but he can't get a shot in.

Unai Simon does come up.

Corner to Spain. Will Unai Simon come up?