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VIDEO: Free-kick perfection! Michael Olise scores outrageous France goal as Bayern Munich star inspires Nations League penalty shootout victory over Croatia

<p>Les Bleus headed into their Nations League second-leg fixture against Croatia needing to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first instalment. After a goalless first half, Olise broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute as he scored with a brilliant left-footed free-kick from the edge of the box. The ball flew over the Croatian wall and into the back of the net, leaving goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic a mere spectator.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Michael Olise trifft per direktem Freistoß für Frankreich 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DAZNmoment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DAZNmoment</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationsLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationsLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/fQnhaLUPyi">pic.twitter.com/fQnhaLUPyi</a></p>— DAZN DE (@DAZN_DE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAZN_DE/status/1903925468153143449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

<p>Olise then provided the assist for Ousmane Dembele's 80th-minute goal which helped France draw level on aggregate and eventually take the game to penalties, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ousmane-dembele-and-michael-olise-outshine-kylian-mbappe-france-complete-nations-league-comeback-win-croatia-penalty-drama/blt89eba4fef6f977e5" target="_blank">where France edged the shootout 5-4</a>. The Bayern star had a phenomenal outing throughout the 105 minutes he was on the pitch. The forward scored a goal, provided an assist, played five key passes and also had 102 touches.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Olise will be back in action for his club on March 29 as Vincent Kompany's side face St. Pauli in the Bundesliga.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MICHAEL OLISE?

VIDEO: Free-kick perfection! Michael Olise scores outrageous France goal as Bayern Munich star inspires Nations League penalty shootout victory over Croatia | Goal.com

Bayern Munich star Michael Olise scored a stunning free-kick as he inspired France&apos;s Nations League comeback win over Croatia on penalties.