Nations League: That’s why Kylian Mbappe’s winning goal counted
Kylian Mbappe Spain vs France Nations League final 2021
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The goal of France’s Kylian Mbappe in the Nations League final against Spain caused discussion. That is why the gate complies with the rules.
France won the Nations League by beating Spain 2-1 in the final. The decisive goal from Kylian Mbappe caused confusion and anger afterwards. That’s why the winning goal counted and complied with the rules.
What happened? Mbappe suddenly appeared free in the 80th minute in front of the Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon and pushed in after a short stepover to make it 2-1.
As the TV pictures had shown, the PSG striker was just offside when Theo Hernandez played. Still, referee Anthony Taylor gave the goal – and rightly so! The reason for this is the so-called “Deliberate Play” rule, because Eric Garcia was still touching the ball with a slide.
“When playing, Mbappé is clearly offside,” said the experts from Collina’s heirs via Twitter and stated: “He doesn’t get the ball directly from his teammate. Rather, he gets the ball from the Spaniard Garcia, who straddles the ball and hits it. It’s a classic ‘deliberate play’ because the player wants to play the ball and does it Where the ball ends up is irrelevant for the offside issue. “
The controversial rule was introduced in 2013 to initially favor goals and make the game more attractive. Since then, the regulation has met with incomprehension, including with Spain’s captain Sergio Busquets.
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“The referee told us that Eric Garcia wanted to play the ball and that the offside was canceled. But he wanted to play the ball because the ball would then have reached Mbappe, who was offside. That makes no sense,” said the FC Barcelona midfielder after the match.
Garcia added: “Mbappe is offside. The referee tells me I tried to play the ball. What should I do? Step aside and let it go?”