UEFA Nations League: France edge past Holland, Denmark beat Wales
The UEFA Nations League is hogging all the limelight as far as European football is concerned. After an interesting set of results, the tussle between the top countries continued. World Cup winners France overcame their drab performance against Germany as they beat the Netherlands 2-1 in their League A encounter. Denmark then punished Wales 2-0 in their League B encounter. Here is the round-up.
The results from Sunday
France win after goals from Mbappe and Giroud
Les Bleus beat the Netherlands in front of fans at the Stade de France. Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud smashed the goals to down Holland 2-1. After a boring draw against Germany, the world champions now sit on top of their Group in League A. The Dutch had initially equalized with a goal from Babel, but Didier Deschamps and his boys stood tall.
Eriksen's brace stuns Wales
Wales, which had earlier thrashed Republic of Ireland 4-1 in the first competitive game of manager Giggs, were brought back to earth by Christian Eriksen's brace. The Tottenham Hotspur player opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a low finish in the first half. The Dane then scored a penalty in the 63rd minute. Denmark have started the tournament on a winning note.
Bulgaria, Ukraine eke out crucial results
West Ham United's Andriy Yarmolenko netted the only goal of the match as Ukraine saw out Slovakia in a crunch battle in Lviv. The League B, Group B1 match saw a 80th minute penalty mark the difference. In League C, Group C3 encounter, Bulgaria enjoyed their second win in four days after seeing off Norway 1-0. Radoslav Vasilev headed in the only goal.
