- Almost ten months after its success in Albania (2-0), the Blues have regained the competition and victory (1-0).
- The world champions, who played in 3-5-2 with in particular Upamecano and Rabiot holders, were not dazzling offensively but were able to preserve the essential: a success that allows them to start their campaign in the Nations League well. .
- It took a little success and a small feat from Kylian Mbappé (41st), author of his 14th goal with the France team, to find the solution against the Scandinavians who posed problems for Deschamps’ men.
Here are the other results of the day in the League of Nations.
FINISHED. Thanks to Mbappé’s 14th goal with the France team, the world champions won in Sweden, 1-0! The Blues succeed in entering the League of Nations and take the lead of their group with Portugal, wide winner of Croatia (4-1).
90 ‘+ 5. It’s missed for Griezmann !! His attempt passes over.
90 ‘+ 4. Martial appeared alone against Olsen but was pushed into the box by his Manchester United teammate Lindelöf. Penalty for France!
90 ‘+ 2. Last French change: Nzonzi replaces Giroud.
90′. There will be three minutes of additional time.
89′. On the Swedish side, Ken Sema returns to Bengtsson’s place for the last minutes.
88 ‘. At 20m, full axis, Forsberg swivels quickly and unleashes a powerful right strike, boxed by Lloris.
88 ‘. Very active on the right flank, Dubois was replaced by Mendy.
85′. On the other hand, Martial seeks to serve Giroud but his pass ends in his back and the Blues lose the ball.
84′. With a header, Lustig deflected a cross from the left towards Guidetti whose recovery from the right went over the crossbar.
84′. Kanté and Dubois still combine. The Lyonnais looks for Griezmann in front of the goal but the Barça striker is too short.
81′. Kulusevski launches Berg, right side. The latter is caught by Varane, who diverts his center for a corner. Without effect.
79′. Dubois’s cross, right side, bounces off the top of the crossbar before exiting.
77′. On the Swedish side, Quaison is replaced by Guidetti.
77 ‘. First change for the France team. Mbappé leaves his place to Martial. The Mancunien plays his first match in Blue since March 27, 2018 against Russia.
76′. On a counter led by Kanté, Digne inherits the ball, on the left. He finds Griezmann, alone at the penalty spot, but his left-footed recovery, out of control, flies over Olsen’s goal.
72′. On his first ball, Kulusevski serves Lustig, in a duel with Digne. He gets the touch but then misses his cross.
70′. First change of the match with the exit of Larsson and the entry of Kulusevski, just recruited by Juventus Turin. A revelation of last season in Serie A, he was involved in 19 goals in the Italian league last year.
67′. Olsson foul on Giroud which allows the Blues to obtain a new free kick. From the right side, Griezmann rolls towards Varane, sanctioned for a foul on Lustig.
66′. The Swedes are moving forward, but Larsson’s right foot strike is too crossed.
65′. The free kick is hit by Griezmann to the right of the box. The Swedish defense emerges, in the air.
64′. New number of Mbappé, who accelerates and plays with three opponents before obtaining an interesting free kick, 25 m.
63′. After two corners in a row, the ball landed in the feet of Kimpembe, whose left attempt, at 16 m, was blocked.
62′. Rabiot hits on the right flank but Lindelöf comes back well and against the Turin center. Corner.
58′. Small concern around Kylian Mbappé, hit in the right ankle, the one to which he had been injured during the final of the Coupe de France against Saint-Etienne. After the intervention of the trainers, the evening scorer gets up and takes his place, limping.
57′. Bengtsson takes a free kick, right side. The ball is headed back by Kimpembe and then volleyed back by Ekdal. It is countered by Digne.
55′. Antoine Griezmann continues this Saturday his 36th game in a row for the France team. Only Patrick Vieira (44) did better.
54′. From the left side, Digne looks for Giroud in the area. In the middle of two defenders, he manages to place a header, which fails next to Olsen’s goals.
52′. Griezmann breakthrough in the axis. He finds Dubois, on the right. Lustig grows back.
50′. Long and beautiful opening from Varane for Digne, who gets a corner against Lustig. This one gives nothing.
49′. Martial, Mendy and Nzonzi went to the warm-up.
48′. Varane intervenes well in front of Quaison, launched on the left of the surface by Ekdal.
46 ‘. Mr. Marciniak kicks off the second half!
MT. It’s the break in Solna. In the last moments of a complicated first act, the Blues found the flaw thanks to a flash from Mbappé. They lead 1-0.
44′. Right side, Mbappé looks for Giroud in the area. The Chelsea striker returns to Dubois, who crosses low to the ground. Griezmann concludes with a flat left foot but the Lyon side was quite clearly in an offside position.
42′. This is the fourteenth goal in thirty-five caps for Kylian Mbappé. The Parisian is involved in 7 goals in his last 7 matches with the France team (4 goals, 3 assists).
41 ‘. BUUUUUUUT from Mbappé !! Found on the left, the Parisian took advantage of a double against favorable to get rid of Lustig and Olsson. The striker recovers and deceives Olsen with a subtle strike with his left foot, from a very tight angle!
39′. In the process, Mbappé eliminates two opponents, left side, and center in the area of Olsen. No tricolor is at the reception. Ekdal takes a corner. This one gives nothing.
37 ‘. Blue goal alert! On a long opening over the defense, Varane misses. Berg takes advantage of this and presents himself alone against Loris, who goes to bed. The French are doing well.
36′. Free kick obtained by Rabiot, 40 m. Always serene, the Swedish defense keeps the danger away.
34′. Bis repetita. After a long clearance from Lloris, Lindelöf lost control. This benefits Kanté, who serves Dubois, whose center is intercepted by Bengtsson.
33′. New combination on the right side between Dubois and Kanté. The center of Lyonnais does not find anyone.
30′. The Blues are struggling to keep the ball. In attack, Giroud, Griezmann and Mbappé touch very little and do not manage to be dangerous for the moment.
28′. On the right side, Kanté crosses towards Griezmann at the penalty spot. The Barcelonan is too short.
26′. Rabiot finds Griezmann, who throws Mbappé on his right. Jansson intervenes well to cut the pass.
22′. Violent shock, head to head, between Giroud and Jansson. Stunned, the two players remain on the ground for a moment and the healers intervene. They get up a few moments later.
21′. Forsberg takes care of it. He finds Lindelöf, whose recovery from the outside with his right foot is easily picked up by Loris.
20′. Dubois concedes a corner after a cross from the right.
18′. Right side, Quaison tries to get rid of Varane, but the defender of Real Madrid controls. Goal kick.
16′. After an aerial duel with Berg, Rabiot remains on the ground for a while, before resuming his senses and his place.
15′. First thrill in Solna!The corner is rejected by Upamecano. The Swedes recover the ball. A center is returned from the head. From 25 m, in first intention, Lustig unleashes a powerful strike of the right foot in first intention which passes little by side of the right upright of Lloris.
14′. Hit by Forsberg, the free kick is countered by the French wall. Corner.
13′. Already warned, Upamecano is again guilty of a fault on Berg, left side. Interesting free kick for Sweden to follow.
9′. Kanté is served by Mbappé at the entrance to the area. The center of the midfielder does not find either Giroud or Griezmann, present in the axis.
7′. Right side, Kanté finds Dubois right side whose center is pushed back with fists by Olsen. Badly cleared, the ball is recovered by one of his teammates.
6′. Well in place, the Swedish 4-4-2 currently contains the French offensives.
5′. Gradually, the Blues take their marks and control the game.
4′. Launched by Rabiot on the left side, Digne is reported offside.
2 ‘. Upamecano is shown a yellow card. The young defender from Leipzig is penalized for a tackle that leans too heavily on Ekdal.
1 ‘. Let’s go ! It’s the Swedes who kick off.
20h40. The match will be refereed by Pole Szymon Marciniak.
20h30. The two teams made their appearance on the lawn of the Friends Arena in Solna.
20h20. The number: 293.
20h08. For the rest of his composition, Didier Deschamps has chosen to rely on his world champions, Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kanté, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé.
20h07. In front of the three-way defense, the sides are occupied by Léo Dubois on the right and Lucas Digne on the left. In the middle, Adrien Rabiot signs his comeback more than two years after his last tenure with the Blues, against Russia (3-1, March 27, 2018).
20h05. Almost ten months after the last exit of the Blues (victory 2-0 in Albania), the coach Didier Deschamps renewed the same system as in Tirana. The world champions will therefore evolve in 3-5-2. Dayot Upamecano, the 21-year-old center-back from Leipzig, will celebrate his first selection. He will be accompanied by Raphaël Varane and Presnel Kimpembe.
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