TEMPO.CO, Paris - France recorded an impressive 1-0 friendly win over Spain yesterday, thanks to a goal from Loic Remy.
Remy moved from QPR to Chelsea last Sunday and helped his country scoring a point after 73 minutes of play.
The 27-year-old's path to Jose Mourinho's first team is likely to be blocked by Diego Costa, who has enjoyed a prolific start to life in the Premier League.
Costa made it five goalless appearances for Spain. Spain's dismal World Cup defence in Brazil was followed by three stalwarts of their golden era - Xavi, Xabi Alonso and David Villa - retiring from international football.
David de Gea was kept busy, first denying Benzema after he was played onside by Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos before saving Paul Pogba’s kick.
In the 25 minutes of play, Pogba sent an assit to Benzema, but failed to convert to a goal.
Benzema scored after half-time but was disallowed by the referee due to an offside.
The winning goal arrived during 17 minutes of the remaining time. Remy received an assist from Valbuena and converted into a goal.
Spain will face Macedonia on Monday (September 8) for the 2016 Euro qualification, the Goal reported.
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