The Blues are full against one of the two toughest opponents of Group F of the Euro, as well as Portugal they will meet next week, June 23.
Thanks to a goal against his own camp by German defender Mats Hummels following a good overflow from the side Lucas Hernandez, the Blues opened the scoring in the 19th minute (1-0). It will be the only goal of the match. The score could have been heavier if Adrien Rabiot’s strike had not hit the right post of the Mannschaft goalkeeper. It is the return of defender Hummels who, by unbalancing the French midfielder, slightly offset the strike of the Juventus player.
France could have taken shelter from this 51st minute but also in the 85th when, on a counter attack, Kylian M’Bappé was launched in depth by Paul Pogba. The young Parisian striker crossed for his friend Karim Benzema positioned in front of the German cages and the Real Madrid striker only had to master a flat foot to push the ball into the net. 2-0, the break was finally made but it only lasted a minute. The time that the precision of the VAR, the video assistance to the refereeing, does not cancel this beautiful action tricolor.
Qualifying on Saturday?
The central referee then ordered the throw-in to German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer due to a narrow offside position of the M’Bappé rocket.
The last few minutes have been intense. The Germans, who did not present their best football tonight at home, pushed but did not take advantage of six minutes of added time.
The Blues are second in Group F at the end of this first day with the same number of points as Portugal. Only the goal difference put the team at Cristiano Ronaldo in front, Portugal having defeated Hungary 3-0 in the early evening.
The next opponents of the Blues are the Hungarians. The match against the deemed weakest team in the group will be played this Saturday, June 19. The opportunity for the French team to ensure its qualification for the knockout phase.
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