Denmark recover from Benzema strike to beat France in Nations League

Denmark recover from Benzema strike to beat France in Nations League

Benzema's lovely strike placed World Cup holders France in the front six mins after half of-time, simplest for Trabzonspor striker Cornelius to turn in Denmark's equaliser halfway through the second half of and then wreck in an 88th-minute winner.

That supposed it changed into a disappointing night for France who also noticed both Kylian Mbappe and Raphael Varane come off with knocks.

There changed into a near-full residence of seventy five,833 within the Stade de France, along with 1,400 Danish supporters, however the atmosphere outdoor the ground in advance of kick-off was calm.

That turned into in stark assessment to the scenes six days earlier, whilst severe organisational troubles brought about fans being unable to get into the stadium while many peaceful supporters have been tear-gassed in advance of Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Liverpool within the Champions League very last.

European football's governing body UEFA on Friday issued an apology to the ones spectators for what it admitted turned into a "scary and distressing" revel in for the ones concerned.

Because of the pandemic, Friday's in shape changed into the primary France country wide football team sport on the stadium with out crowd restrictions due to the fact that November 2019.

Home supporters were hoping to look Les Bleus start with a victory as they protect the Nations League identify they gained final year by beating Spain within the very last.

This changed into the primary of 4 suits they will play this month in League A, Group 1 earlier than their gamers can depart on holiday, and the game did now not honestly come to life in the first half of.

 

France, whose coach Didier Deschamps became absent following the loss of life of his father, had been then dealt a blow while Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe pulled up with an apparent knee knock just earlier than the c language.

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