Euro 2021: the Blues at the level, Italy in search of a second success ... everything you need to know about June 16

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A hell of a Franco-German duel, a snatch victory for Portugal… The famous group F of Euro 2021 made its first copies on Tuesday.

The success of the Blues is certainly the main information of this day of twists on and off the lawn.

Find daily all the information you need to know about this competition that the Blues dream of winning, three years after their world title.

What happened yesterday

At the end of the day, Portugal was initially difficult to escape the Hungarian trap (3-0). A large victory which does not reflect the extent to which the reigning European champions have long stumbled against well-grouped Magyars. They even came close to rout on a goal finally refused for a logical offside (80th). The click occurred four minutes later on a happy goal from former Lorient Raphaël Guerreiro. Before CR7 lightning strikes twice, after missing a huge opportunity before the break. "There may be a three-goal gap between my team and Portugal, but not in tonight's game," Hungary manager Marco Rossi said with a disappointment.

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- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) June 15, 2021

A little later, France only disposed of Germany with a goal gap, but the gap could have been heavy with another referee.

Led by a conductor named Paul Pogba, the Blues performed a "tough match", as Didier Deschamps put it.

By far the most contested since the start of the tournament.

As a symbol, it was Mats Hummels who scored against his camp after an inspiration from the octopus Pogba.

The reigning world champions have taken a bite out of entry, it now remains to ensure their qualification on Saturday (3 p.m.) against Hungary in Budapest.

A team victory!

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- Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) June 15, 2021

The program of the day

3 p.m. (beIN Sports 1) Finland-Russia

The beloved "Sbornaïa" of Russian fans is back against Finland.

Author of a worrying match on Saturday against Belgium (3-0), favorite of the group, Russia must always revive at home to keep its chances of qualifying.

“The situation is not easy for Russia.

Perhaps the fact that they weren't satisfied after the first game will make them more aggressive and focused from the start.

This will test our mental strength, ”analyzed Finnish coach Markku Kanerva, surprise winner of Denmark (1-0) in a match marred by Eriksen's heart failure.

Finland's only victory against Russia dates back to the 1912 Olympics.

6 p.m. (beIN Sports 1) Turkey - Wales

Are we going to witness the awakening of “Kral” Burak Yilmaz?

Transparent against Italy, the Lille striker will be eagerly awaited against the Welsh.

“During the two days which followed the match, we were very fragile, we were dejected, entrusted the champion of France with Lille.

We were really tired and negative, said the Lille forward.

We have had productive meetings with the manager.

And then we started to feel better and we started to get back to normal.

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In Baku, with an Azerbaijani crowd promising to be won over to their cause, Hakan Calhanoglu's teammates need a victory to aim for qualification, as second in a group or as one of the best four thirds.

Yilmaz and Turkey have been transparent against Italy.

They want their revenge.

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9 p.m. (BeIN Sports, M 6) Italy-Switzerland

Squadra Azzura can already qualify for the knockout stages of the Euro if they win against the Helvetians.

Also at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the teammates of Giorgio Chiellini and Marco Verratti - no doubt back in the group - will be keen to confirm after their offensive demonstration during the opening match (3-0).

The Swiss had on the contrary cracked when they entered the competition by conceding a draw (1-1) against Wales.

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- Nazionale Italiana ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Vivo_Azzurro) June 15, 2021

The blue point

8 out of 10 for Varane, Pogba and Rabiot, 4 for Griezmann and Benzema… Our journalists specializing in the France team have analyzed the performance of the Blues against Germany.

A trend emerges: this victory bears the seal of Deschamps' defensive block, not of the attacking trio, despite some promises.

The player who made us dream

Let us return to the performance of Portugal and its providential man.

CR7 was not sparkling, as proof of his huge failure before the six-meter break, but all it took was a spark to make history.

Or rather two.

By scoring on a penalty (87th) then on a dribbling festival (92nd), the Turinese scored his 10th and 11th goals in a Euro.

It is two more than Michel Platini, who had accomplished this feat on the only year 1984. He also becomes the only player to plant in five different editions.

The sentence to remember

“Alas, not everything went as planned”. It is an understatement to say that the communication of the NGO Greenpeace had to rack their brains to comment on the almost disaster that occurred before the match between France and Germany. A few minutes before kick-off, an activist tried to enter the lawn aboard his microlight but struck a cable holding an aerial camera then grazed a grandstand in its fall. The worst was avoided2: only two people were slightly injured, and simple debris was found at the edge of the field. The security around Euro stadiums still deserves to be discussed.

This action was never intended to disrupt the game or hurt people.

We hope that no one has been seriously injured.

Our actions are always peaceful and non-violent.

Alas, not everything went as planned, we are sorry.

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- Greenpeace France (@greenpeacefr) June 15, 2021