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With the heart and this rage, the Blues can go far
Talent and individuality, we know, the France team is not lacking. An unknown, however, remained before the start of the Euro. Whether this group was still hungry after its coronation in Russia. The answer turns out to be crystal clear. And the show of force seen in Munich is there to testify. The Blues are not hungry, they have fangs. Hungry. Ready to swallow it all up. In a high intensity match, worthy of the greatest international matches, Deschamps' men left Munich after marching on Germany. Tactically and above all physically. Few teams will be able to shake up the 2014 world champions so much in this Euro. Sign of an intact heart and rage on the part of the Pogba, Varane or Kanté. With such a state of mind, which must last untilto July 11, the French can see it coming. And dream (very) big.
The electric atmosphere of the Football Arena
With only 14,500 spectators present for 70,000 seats (20% gauge allowed due to health constraints), one could fear that the Football Arena (Allianz Arena thus renamed the time of the Euro), rings a little hollow. Quite the opposite happened on Tuesday evening. Before the meeting, the "Go the Blues!" sung by 2,500 French supporters took over from the local “Deutschland, Deutschland” to raise the temperature. The intensity seen on the ground has outright electrified the stands from which an impressive bronca has often descended, especially in the direction of Hugo Lloris, considered guilty of buying time by the German supporters.A good old noisy football night and welcome after months in camera.
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Scratches
The Rüdiger bite
He had warned by announcing two days before the shock against the French his intention to "
play dirty
". Suffice to say that the German defender lived up to his reputation. Rough, incisive player and true defensive leader in the Chelsea winner of the Champions League, Rüdiger did not have the same success on Tuesday night when his family were defeated at the Allianz Arena. Just before the break, physically marked by the strikes of his opponents, he simply went crazy by biting Paul Pogba on the back. The latter complained to the arbitral body. In vain. No cardboard, even less admonition. Not a pretty sight. Still a question? Faced with the images, what will UEFA do in the days to come?
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The evening could have turned into a nightmare
"
We came close to the drama
". After the meeting, Didier Deschamps still could not believe the incredible episode experienced at the Football Arena a few minutes before kick-off. A Greenpeace activist, who wanted to take advantage of the match's exposure to convey a message (“Kick out Oil”), missed the landing of his paramotor. The device, consisting of a paraglider wing and a light engine, struck a cable and its pilot had to attempt a disaster recovery as he took the direction of the lower part of the side stand of the Bayern stadium. If he finally managed to land on the lawn, his propeller struck two people, slightly injured, before disintegrating. UEFA has rightly denounced an “
reckless
”
act
. Not better.