France 2-1 Germany: Hits and Flops, UEFA Nations League 2018/19

France all but condemn Germany to the lower league
France all but condemn Germany to the lower league

Hit: Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann struck twice in the second-half
Griezmann struck twice in the second-half

Germany's worst nightmare came back to haunt the daylights out of them as Griezmann struck another brace and turned the contest on its head. He was relatively quiet in the first half as France were pegged back in their own area for much of the opening 45 minutes, but stepped up to the plate after the interval to win it for his team.

The Atletico ace rose high enough to head Hernandez's cross for the equaliser, before tuting a lesson on nonchalance with the late penalty. We were in the final 10 minutes of the game, and Griezmann, calm and composed, sent Neuer the wrong way to slot home his second, completing the turnaround in dramatic fashion.

Interestingly, this was also his second brace against the Germans, having scored twice in the Euro 2016 semi-finals too. His overall tally for Les Blues has now gone up to 26, propelling him in the list of top 10 scorers in its history.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad
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