⏪ Yamal-inspired Spain beat France to reach EURO 2024 final | OneFootball

Dani Olmo proves the difference between the two sides at the Allianz Arena.

That's it from us tonight.

Join us tomorrow for more live action as we build up then take you through England vs Netherlands.

It promises to be another excellent clash!

Spain have been the best side at the tournament, and will now meet either England or the Netherlands in the final on Sunday.

They don't seem to have a weakness, but can one of those two find one?

FULL TIME! SPAIN ARE IN THE FINAL!

A night that will be remembered for Yamal announcing himself in spectacular fashion ends with La Rioja into their fifth major tournament final.

For France, it's au-revoir!

France look out of ideas, as Spain are heralded by Ole's as the look to keep the ball.

Into the final minute....

93' France are into last chance saloon here.

90+1'

Into five minutes of added time.

Yamal goes into the book for stopping a France counter attack.

Upamecano heads the resulting free-kick over the bar.

89' YELLOW CARD

France are getting frustrated. Eduardo Camavinga goes into the book for a late tackle on Marc Cucurella.

Spain are almost there.

86' CHANCE!

The stadium is in shock! Kylian Mbappe cuts inside, and takes aim from just inside the penalty area.

But the Frenchman sends it high over the bar! Most people in the stadium would have backed him to score!

Is it going to be one of those nights?

85' Spain are closing in on another final, the fifth in their history.

The second half has lacked much of the excitement of the first, but it has been a gripping watch nonetheless.

Can France summon one last effort to force extra-time?

77' Here comes Olivier Giroud.

The France legend replaces Dembele, and is set to offer France a completely different dimension in attack for the final 15 minutes.

Can he be the hero again?

CHANCE!

Spain give the ball away and it falls to Theo Hernandez on the edge of the area.

He goes with his right foot and fires the ball high over the bar.

Here come the changes mentioned, with Alvaro Morata and Dani Olmo replaced by Mikel's Oyarzabal and Merino.

75' Spain are taking the sting out of France here, enjoying a nice spell of possession without really heading anywhere.

They'd love a third goal, but they aren't pushing too hard for it, and De La Fuente is preparing a couple of changes.

Fifteen minutes left to play.

68' Spain are dropping deeper and deeper in a bid to hold onto their lead.

France are still trying to work out how to get past them. They haven't had a clear cut chance yet this half and La Rioja remain a major threat on the break.

63' SUBSTITUTIONS

Triple change for France. Kante, Kolo-Muani and Rabiot are coming off, with Griezmann, Camavinga and Barcola entering the fray with half an hour to play.

From a corner, Dayot Upamecano heads into the ground and over the bar when well placed.

60' CHANCE

Marc Cucurella loses the ball and Dembele tests Simon with a cross which the Spanish goalkeeper is less than convincing with.

France are well in this game.

58' Mbappe lets fly but it's straight at Simon.

But Spain have been forced into a change as Jesus Navas cannot continue, and is replaced by Vivian.

He won't be thanking the veteran for the assignment of keeping Navas quiet.

53' Better from France!

After a sustained spell of pressure, they win a corner but Aurelian Tchouameni heads the ball straight at Unai Simon.

They are looking brighter in the opening stages of the second half.

Eyes have been on Yamal, but Dani Olmo is having a wonderful tournament.

On the pitch, Mike Maignan comes hurtling out to stop a Spain counter attack as France dominate the early possession in the second half.

KICK OFF- The Second Half is underway.

This should be fun.

Les Bleus need to make history to reach the final.

Don't go anywhere.

Recovered yet?

We have just witnessed history, and may be watching the game of the tournament so far.

Mike Maignan hasn't had a chance with either goal!

HALF TIME!

Spain have been excellent since going behind, and fully deserve to be ahead heading into the break.

For France, they need to get Mbappe on the ball more. He's looked the most likely to make something happen.

42' Spain have plenty of possession but they still look most dangerous on the counter attack.

Nico Williams stretches his legs on the break and finds Yamal, who tries to repeat his first goal but it is deflected wide.

33' Half an hour has flown by here in Bavaria.

The game has slowed down slightly for the first time since France took the lead, as Spain look to control the ball and France seem set to look for counter-attack opportunities.

France have now conceded more goals in 25 minutes than they had all tournament to this point.

Can they find a response? A promising free kick is wasted by Dembele.

25' GOAL!

SPAIN COMPLETE AN UNBELIEABLE TURNAROUND INSIDE 4 MINUTES!

This one is all about Dani Olmo. He picks up a loose ball, flicks the ball past Tchouameni with a delightful first touch before his low effort takes a deflection off Jules Kounde to fly past Maignan.

GOAL! France 1-1 Spain.

LAMINE YAMAL THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS!

The 16 year old (!) picks the ball up 30 yards out, assesses his option before curling an astonishing effort past Mike Maignan to drag his side back to level terms, becoming the youngest ever EURO goalscorer in the process.

What a moment for the teenager.

Navas is almost 39 by the way.

Looking every bit his age at the moment...

14' YELLOW CARD!

Jesus Navas struggled for the France goal, and now goes into the book for a late challenge on Adrien Rabiot.

Just the 77 minutes of the game left to play up against Mbappe....

Believe it or not, that was a Frenchman's first goal from open play this tournament!

Two own goals, a penalty and a penalty shoot out got them here.

Spain looking to respond immediately but Olmo's dummy is well-read.

8' GOAL!

France lead with their first attack of the game!

Kylian Mbappe crosses to the back post where teammate Randal Kolo-Muani does what Fabian Ruiz couldn't, coolly nodding the ball home.

A massive goal for Les Bleus!

5' CHANCE!

Spain have the first big chance of the game!

Lamine Yamal teases in a cross to the back post, where Fabian Ruiz heads over.

He will feel he could have done better.

3' Spain looking the better side in the early stages.

Fabian Ruiz's cross evades his teammates in the first real action in either box.

KICK OFF: Mbappe has been unmasked. The two sides are ready for battle.

This is the sixth clash between these two countries at major international tournaments, with France holding the edge with three wins to Spain's one. There has also been one draw between the countries.

Their semi-final clash also means the fixture is just the third in international football history to be played at every round of either the World Cup or European Championship.

Lamine Yamal has seemingly being breaking records by the game this summer, and he's broke another tonight.

He is now the youngest player to ever play in a World Cup or European Championship semi-final at the grand old age of 16 years and 362 days.

With his 17th birthday just three days away, could he yet become the youngest finalist?

And here's the France XI, taken from the official UEFA website ...

This really is lovely stuff ...

The main man is in Munich ...

Harry Kane has been speaking to the press ahead of tomorrow's semi-final ...

In case you were in any doubt about how tonight's game will pan out ...

And there it is in graphic form for you ...

And here's the Spanish XI for tonight's game ...

Gareth Southgate is currently talking to the press and here's his take on the England left-back situation ...

How do you stop England? Stop Bukayo Saka! And Micky van de Ven has been telling reporters how Netherlands plan to do that.

We think it's fair to say that drinks have been taken ...

Who would make a Spain v France combined XI? Let the good folk at 90min tell you here.

Some footage here from England training as they prepare for tomorrow's semi-final with Netherlands ...

Some stats ahead of tonight's match in Munich ...

A light bit of breaking news from the Dutch camp as they will have to cancel their press conference this evening due to a late train to Dortmund ...

Jude Bellingham has been speaking about he overcame 'awful' penalty experiences to triumph for England.

Can Lamine Yamal break this piece of history tonight?

There's a whole host of LaLiga stars in action tonight - here are some of their best bits from this season ...

It's a huge anniversary in the history of the game - 18 years since this iconic moment in Berlin ...

You know all about the players in tonight's semi-final but what about the referee? Here's the Independent to give you the lowdown.

Who does Iker Casillas rank as the best of these 10 players? The BBC gives us the answer ...

Let's take a look back at the last time France reached a European Championship semi-final having struggled in the tournament. That was EURO 96 as GFFN pick up the story.

England v Netherlands has produced some absolute stunners down the years ...

how do our friends at the Football Faithful rank the four remaining teams at the tournament? Let's find out here.

Apologies for the slight break in proceedings there folks! We had a tiny technical delay but we're back up to speed now!

With just three games left at EURO 2024, let's have a look at some of the best bits so far!

Kylian Mbappé may have struggled at this tournament due to his face mask, but the Spain squad are to wary of his particular set of skills ...

Fabian Ruiz has arguably been one of the stand-out players at this tournament, with the Spain midfielder leading the pack in this stat ...

A really interesting interview here from the man who has helped Ivan Toney become the world's best penalty-taker ...

With Pedri out injured, is Dani Olmo the man that can win Spain tonight's semi-final? The Independent answer ...

A remarkable stat here from Opta about just how accurate Kobbie Mainoo's passing has been so far ...

England and France both face their moment of truth in the fight over style v substance. As the Evening Standard report.

Ahead of their semi-final tomorrow, let's break down Gareth Southgate's record as England manager as he reaches a century of matches ...

And for more on Lamime Yamal, here's a great piece from the Independent on this teenage sensation.

A stat here to back up just how brilliantly Lamine Yamal has been playing at this tournament ...

Bukayo Saka's strike against Switzerland has been named as the Goal of the Round by UEFA ...

Spain legend Cesc Fabregas has given his thoughts on the current crop of La Roja stars ...

In case you missed the furore around tomorrow's referee for the England v Netherlands clash, here's an overview from the Evening Standard.

Our friends at the Football Faithful have looked back at five of the most memorable clashes between Spain and France.

Some fascinating comments here from Adrian Rabiot after Kylian Mbappé admitted he was missing Paul Pogba's creativity at this tournament ...

Kieran Trippier has been criticised for his performances at this tournament, but does this stat mean he should keep his place in the side tomorrow?

Remember Paul the Octopus from the 2010 World Cup? Well now we have some 'mystic meerkats' who are predicting games at this tournament. And guess who they think will win between England and Netherlands ...

Just under nine hours to go until kick off this evening and the Spain Twitter admin is enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Munich ...

England though, are looking in fine form in this morning's training session ...

Looking ahead to tomorrow's semi-final between Netherlands and England, can the Oranje's Liverpool pair do the business against the Three Lions?

Away from EURO 2024 but staying with the international news, former Wales striker and captain, Craig Bellamy, has just been named as their new head coach on a four-year deal. Any excuse to show this again, really ...

In case you missed it over the weekend, here's the new ball that EURO 2024 will be using for the final three matches ...

Just how do you win the European Championships? Let the Independent tell you here.

These were the starting XIs the last time Spain played France in a tournament. How times have changed ...

An interesting stat here, but will that make a difference in tonight's game?

There are four big questions emanating from these two intriguing semi-finals. But what are they? Let's find out.

For a proper preview of what to look out for at EURO 2024 today, here's my esteemed colleague Padraig Whelan. Click here.

Alvaro Morata hasn't exactly set the world alight at this tournament so far, but the Spain coach, Luis De La Fuente, and midfielder Rodri, are baffled by the criticism of their striker ...

Hello everyone and welcome to today's live blog ahead of the opening EURO 2024 semi-final. We'll be here all day ahead of kick off at 21.00 CET, brining you all the best bits and build up before what promises to be a game for the ages.