Nations League quarter-finals LIVE: Croatia v France, Denmark v Portugal, Italy v Germany, Netherlands v Spain – live text and score updates
Summary
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Follow live coverage of Nations League quarter-final second legs
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Ties will go to extra-time & penalties if level after 180 minutes
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Live: France 0-0 Croatia (agg 0-2)
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Live: Germany 3-0 Italy (agg 5-1) – Kimmich, Musiala & Kleindienst score for dominant hosts
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Live: Portugal 1-0 Denmark (agg 1-1) – Andersen own goal levels tie after Ronaldo misses penalty
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Live: Spain 1-0 Netherlands (agg 3-2) – Oyarzabal scores from spot
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Get Involved: #bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply).
Live Reporting
Gary Rose & Charlotte Coates
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Bulgaria lead Ireland to level tiepublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time
It’s half-time in the play-off second legs too.
Ireland trail after Valentin Antov put Bulgaria ahead with half an hour gone. Ireland won the first leg 2-1, meaning it’s all level on aggregate.
In Genk, it’s goalless between Belgium and Ukraine but the visitors have a 3-1 lead on aggregate.
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Germany 3-0 Italy (5-1 agg)
Germany have scored six goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half, more than any other team in the 2024/2025 Nations League.
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Postpublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time
HT: Spain 1-0 Netherlands (3-2 agg)
The DJ is doing some great work at half-time at the Mestalla. The crowd has their phones out with the flashes on. Looks great!
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Postpublished at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time
HT: Spain 1-0 Netherlands (3-2 agg)
Mikel Oyarzabal had just nine touches in the first half but one of them was the goal so he won’t mind if it stays like this.
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Scotland lose heavily to Greecepublished at 20:39 Greenwich Mean Time
FT: Scotland 0-3 Greece
Scotland were relegated from Nations League A after a heavy loss to Greece at Hampden Park in the play-off second leg.
Here are some highlights for a bit of half-time viewing.
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time
#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply).
You can be a small nation of 4m people but simultaneously you can be a great footballing nation. Vide Croatia. Rocking it since 1998.As a fellow Slav, looking at them with admiration.
Arabela, EU
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HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time
Portugal 1-0 Denmark (1-1 agg)
Cristiano Ronaldo has the ball in the back of the net but the flag is quickly up for offside. A VAR check confirms the decision and that’s the final action of the first half.
An interesting second half to come.
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HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time
Germany 3-0 Italy (5-1 agg)
Last year’s European Championship hosts are cruising into the Nations League final four.
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HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time
France 0-0 Croatia (0-2 agg)
A frustrating half for France, but a great one for Croatia.
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HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time
Spain 1-0 Netherlands (3-2 agg)
That is that for the first half and it’s advantage Spain! The Netherlands certainly aren’t out of this one though.
What a second half we have in store for us.
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GOAL – Germany 3-0 Italy (5-1 agg)published at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time
Tim Kleindienst (45 mins)
Germany are not taking it easy!
This time Italy are caught out playing out from the back and the ball is crossed for Tim Kleindienst to nod in from close range.
A half to very much forget for Italy.
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Portugal 1-0 Denmark (1-1 agg)
Portugal are looking so dangerous from corners with that leap Cristiano Ronaldo possesses but Kasper Schmeichel just about claws it away.
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YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time
France 0-0 Croatia (0-2 agg)
Michael Olise charges forward with France attacking four versus three but Mateo Kovacic brings him down. Kovacic is rightly booked, but that stopped a dangerous looking France attack.
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Postpublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time
Spain 1-0 Netherlands (3-2 agg)
Is that the third time an attack has ended because Mikel Oyarzabal is offside? The Spain forward has got to do better there.
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Postpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time
Germany 2-0 Italy (4-1 agg)
Oh now Italy decide to start playing as Sandro Tonali sends a decent strike just over.
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Spain 1-0 Netherlands (3-2 agg)
The pacy Jeremie Frimpong is causing Marc Cucurella all sorts of problems down the right side.
The Netherlands have really settled well after falling behind early on.
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time
#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply).
Seeing all the negatives around Ronaldo and just makes you think that some are not fit enough to lace his boots!Don’t forget record international goal scorer, more than any other player in the world ever! Be grateful for what you have seen over a number of years – you have witnessed a legend of football.
Adam
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CLOSE!published at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time
France 0-0 Croatia (0-2 agg)
Best chance so far for France as Michael Olise plays the ball through the defence and Bradley Barcola is in one-on-one but his shot is denied.
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GOAL – Portugal 1-0 Denmark (1-1 agg)published at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time
Joachim Andersen own goal
What a way to level the tie.
Bruno Fernandes sends a corner in, Cristiano Ronaldo can’t reach it with his head but Joachim Andersen can and he sends it over the top of Kasper Schmeichel and into his own net.
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GOAL – Germany 2-0 Italy (4-1 agg)published at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time
Jamal Musiala (36 mins)
That is surely that.
Not sure what Gianluigi Donnarumma is doing. He’s complaining to the referee about something and goes wandering off his line. Germany send the ball in from a corner and Jamal Musiala volleys into the empty goal.
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