Goals from Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic steered Croatia to a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarterfinal first leg in Split on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire.
This was Arsenal’s finest hour in Champions League history, such that it’s hard to believe even Real Madrid can wage a comeback in the quarterfinal’s return leg.
