International Friendly

France vs Spain, International Friendly

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France
  • 73': Loïc Rémy
FT
1 - 0
Spain

    Loic Remy strikes as France prolong Spain's misery

    Substitute Loic Remy ensured Spain's miserable year continued as France recorded a deserved 1-0 victory in Paris.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, France. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
    • 7': Offside, Spain. Raúl García tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
    • 12': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
    • 12': Raúl García (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Spain).
    • 17': Offside, France. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
    • 18': Raúl García (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
    • 20': Offside, Spain. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
    • 21': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Koke (Spain).
    • 24': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (France).
    • 24': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
    • 26': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
    • 26': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Mikel San José (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl García.
    • 28': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a headed pass.
    • 28': Offside, Spain. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
    • 33': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
    • 36': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Delay in match Sergio Busquets (Spain) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 39': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Koke (Spain).
    • 45': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
    • 45': Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, France 0, Spain 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Spain. Ander Iturraspe replaces Sergio Busquets.
    • 0': Second Half begins France 0, Spain 0.
    • 47': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
    • 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Offside, France. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
    • 53': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Koke (Spain).
    • 54': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
    • 56': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (France).
    • 56': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Substitution, Spain. David Silva replaces Raúl García.
    • 59': Substitution, France. Loïc Remy replaces Antoine Griezmann.
    • 62': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
    • 62': César Azpilicueta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Koke (Spain).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Mathieu Valbuena (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
    • 66': Mamadou Sakho (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Diego Costa (Spain).
    • 67': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
    • 67': Santiago Cazorla (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Spain. Paco Alcácer replaces Diego Costa.
    • 68': Substitution, France. Yohan Cabaye replaces Blaise Matuidi.
    • 68': Substitution, Spain. Pedro replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
    • 68': Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Patrice Evra.
    • 73': Goal! France 1, Spain 0. Loïc Remy (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
    • 75': Substitution, France. Rémy Cabella replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Substitution, Spain. Isco replaces Santiago Cazorla.
    • 78': Substitution, France. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Moussa Sissoko.
    • 80': Offside, France. Mamadou Sakho tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt missed. David Silva (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isco.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Isco (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 87': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
    • 87': Pedro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
    • 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Ander Iturraspe.
    • 90': Second Half ends, France 1, Spain 0.
    • 0': Match ends, France 1, Spain 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    8 Saves 0
    58.1 Possession 41.9
    7 SHOTS 10
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    573 Accurate Passes 406
    668 Passes 481
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    15 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    44 Long Balls 61
    17 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    24 Effective Tackles 16
    29 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    19 Effective Clearances 32
    19 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Stade de France
    Location: Saint-Denis, France
    Attendance: 80,000

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    5 Mamadou Sakho
    4 Raphaël Varane
    3 Patrice Evra
    2 Mathieu Debuchy
    8 Mathieu Valbuena
    14 Blaise Matuidi
    19 Paul Pogba
    10 Karim Benzema
    11 Antoine Griezmann
    18 Moussa Sissoko
    France Substitutes:
    Lucas Digne, Jérémy Mathieu, Bacary Sagna, Yohan Cabaye, Loïc Rémy, Alexandre Lacazette, Morgan Schneiderlin, Rio Mavuba, Eliaquim Mangala, Stéphane Ruffier, Rémy Cabella, Steve Mandanda.

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 David de Gea (GK)
    15 Sergio Ramos
    17 Mikel San José
    3 César Azpilicueta
    12 Dani Carvajal
    16 Sergio Busquets
    10 Cesc Fàbregas
    8 Koke
    19 Diego Costa
    20 Santi Cazorla
    7 Raúl García
    Spain Substitutes:
    Pedro, Raúl Albiol, Isco, Kiko Casilla, Ander Iturraspe, David Silva, Marc Bartra, Jordi Alba, Paco Alcácer, Iker Casillas, Juanfran.

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