Rabiot scored France’s 1-0 victory over Croatia in the League of Nations | VIDEO

The French team came out with another facet in the second half against Croatia. The current world champion put his foot on the accelerator and scored 1-0 at the Poljud Stadium for the second day of the League of Nations.

At 52 minutes, Ben Yedder controlled the ball against a defender’s mark, however he turned and fired a through ball to Adrien Rabiot. Then, the Juventus midfielder overcame pressure from Josip Juranović and went into the rival box.

The French footballer was in front of goalkeeper Dominik Livaković and defined with subtlety. The goal fell like a bucket of cold water for the Croatian players since, in the first half, they dominated the match and had clear options facing Maignan’s goal.

France vs. Croatia: what’s next for both teams

France and Croatia face each other for Matchday 2 of the UEFA Nations League. Both teams come from falling on the first date and are looking for a victory so as not to lose the step. France fell to Denmark at home and Croatia also in the same condition against Austria.

France has the mission of winning in order to remain in force in the fight for a new trophy. In addition, those led by Didier Deschamps come out with an ‘alternate’ team taking care of their best players as a premise. The next game for the ‘Gauls’ will be on June 10 when they visit Austria.

Croatia, meanwhile, cannot lose because it would be their second loss at home. However, Luka Modric’s team is having an irregular time. The next clash will be a visit from Denmark that wants to secure the first places and will also remember the elimination of the round of 16 in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.