Nico Williams scored the opener in the 22nd minute and Spain got another from Mikel Merino just three minutes later. Spain took that 2-0 lead to halftime and scored two more within the first 15 minutes of the second half – including a Lamine Yamal penalty – to make it 4-0.

It was the highest scoring game in the Nations League's short history, but three of the four French goals came after Yamal had made it 5-1 and the Spanish players eased up thinking the game was won.

Spain made it into Sunday’s UEFA Nations League final after a remarkable 5-4 victory over France on Thursday. It was not straightforward at times for Luis de la Fuente’s side, but all that