The best for the end.
The first day of the group stage of Euro 2020 ends this Tuesday with group F, considered "the group of death".
We find Hungary as a shy outsider, Germany still formidable, the reigning Portuguese champion and the French world champions.
Light day in quantity but busy in quality.
Today's program
Hungary-Portugal (Group F): 6 p.m. (beIN Sports 1)
France-Germany (Group F): 9 p.m. (M6 & beIN Sports 1)
Because the Blues are in the running
This is an obvious reason to turn on the television this Tuesday evening: the France team will kick off its 2020 European Championship in Munich, against Germany.
The Blues have a target in the back, due to their rich workforce and their status of world champion.
Kingsley Coman did not hesitate to call France "the best team in the world", an assertion echoed by Karim Benzema.
"Given the names, goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and attackers, on paper yes we can afford to say it," said the Real Madrid striker.
“We were European vice-champions, world champions.
When you do this type of result, you can't hide, ”Kylian Mbappé added at a press conference on Sunday.
The France team in training before their shock against Germany this Tuesday at the Euro.
To savor the tricolor attack
It is the object of fantasies, especially since the return of Karim Benzema five and a half years after his last match in Blue. The Madrilenian comes out of a season of goldsmith (30 goals and 9 assists in 46 matches). He should be associated, as in the two preparation matches, with Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé. The potential entrants during the game? Ousmane Dembélé, Wissam Ben Yedder or Olivier Giroud, whose public friction with Mbappé has parasitized the French environment. "I was a little affected by that but we are not going to make a big deal out of it," wished to appease the PSG striker on Sunday. If the two men find themselves playing together on the lawn of the Allianz Arena, it will be interesting to observe their connection which, on paper, also makes your mouth water.
In an attempt to surround Germany
His overwhelming victory eight days ago against Latvia (7-1) may worry the Blues.
Or not.
Three months earlier, Germany conceded an embarrassing defeat at home, against North Macedonia (1-2).
“Dishonor”, could one read in the newspaper
Die Welt
the day after the match.
Last November, Spain inflicted on him their heaviest setback (6-0) since 1931. Meanwhile, Joachim Löw announced that his 15-year term as coach would end at the end of the Euro.
At the last moment, he recalled world champions Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels.
“We made this decision (to rule them out) at the time because we wanted to leave space and time for young players to develop, Löw explained.
But the pandemic slowed that progression, and now was a good time to call them back. "
Germany, real big fish or false favorite?
Because it's Ligue 1 day
Who says France team says, at least a little bit, Ligue 1. Léo Dubois (Lyon), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) and Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) will start their Euro 2020 with the Blues.
Only the latter should hold against Germany.
There are also the substitute goalkeepers, Steve Mandanda (Marseille) and Mike Maignan (Lille but already transferred to AC Milan).
Just like Lyonnais Anthony Lopes in Portugal, where we also find LOSC defender José Fonte and Parisian defensive midfielder Danilo Pereira.
None should, however, appear in the starting lineup of the Seleção.
No more than Ben Yedder's friend in Monaco, the German Kevin Volland, against the Blues.
Because there is Ronaldo ... and his gang
It's not hard to justify watching Cristiano Ronaldo play football. Even less when it is with Portugal at the Euro, where he could break dizzying records. But the five-time Ballon d'Or is not the only plot of the winning selection of Euro 2016. Like France, Portugal has an offensive reservoir to make any defense pale. Manchester City attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva is expected to start with Ronaldo. To support them, we will find the catalyst of Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes (28 goals and 17 assists in 58 matches this season). It remains to find a fourth thief on the left wing. Liverpool's fast Diogo Jota? Or the technician João Félix? Or maybe another animation to make room for André Silva,scorer of 29 goals in 34 Bundesliga matches in Frankfurt? Like the Blues, Portugal have a dream attack on paper. It remains to find the right formula.