Karim Benzema overshadowed by Andreas Cornelius as Denmark claim shock Nations League win at Stade de France

Karim Benzema’s brilliant finish wasn’t enough to lead France to victory as Andreas Cornelius netted twice to hand Denmark a 2-1 win in their opening Nations League match at the Stade de France. Denmark started the half strong, getting a chance in the opening minutes with Kasper Dolberg squaring the ball across the face of goal to a running Joakim Maehle at the back post. He did well to get there, but his shot hit the side netting.

Ad/> France slowly grew into the game, with Benzema getting a chance in the box to shoot, but his effort was blocked by Jannik Vestergaard. International friendliesEriksen scores on Denmark comeback as Bergwijn brace leads Netherlands to win26/03/2022 AT 19:05 Three minutes later, the Real Madrid striker got the ball into the back of the net after a pass from Kylian Mbappe, but the flag was swiftly put up. The second half saw a much more attack-minded France, and it wasn’t long before Benzema scored.

He played a difficult one-two with Christopher Nkunku before dribbling past several Danish players in the box and slotting it into the bottom corner past Kasper Schmeichel. France looked well on top after the goal, but it only took a moment of magic for Denmark to get back into it. A perfect cross into the box from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg found Cornelius whose one-time volley was enough to put his side level.

Twenty minuites later, in the dying minutes of the match, Cornelius broke clear and grabbed a late second goal to give his side the lead, much to the dismay and shock of the Parisian crowd. France contiued to push, but Didier Deschamps' men were unable to find another goal. The loss means that France are third in their group, and they'll hope to rectify that when they face off against Croatia,