Euro 2021: against Portugal, the Blues will have loopholes to exploit

There is room for the Blues.

This is perhaps the main lesson of the slap inflicted by Germany on Portugal (4-2).

Even if they have not yet optimized all their offensive qualities, and that Karim Benzema has still not scored since his return, the Habs will have real assets to put forward to put the Selecçao in difficulty next Wednesday, for the last group game.

The reunion between the last two finalists of the European Championship promises to be thrilling.

Because today, everything remains open in the race for qualification.

Ruben Dias is not infallible

The copy returned by the Mannschaft this Saturday must be a source of inspiration for Didier Deschamps' men.

From the outset, and even after Cristiano Ronaldo's opener, the Germans never relaxed.

They put the Portuguese under pressure, pushing them to their limits.

Some of the most reliable Portuguese have failed like Ruben Dias.

Unhappy by scoring against his camp under pressure from Kai Havertz (1-1, 36th), the Manchester City defender showed that he could miss a match.

It is too short, after the break, when the same Havertz takes in his back a good cross from Robin Gosens (1-3, 51st).

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The Dias-Pepe association seems to be perfectible.

Above all, it has one weak point: speed.

At 38, Pepe, the former Real Madrid defender, is no longer as aerial as in the past.

The Gnabry-Müller-Havertz triplet has clearly seen it.

Assuming that the France team has such a strong attack, if not better than Germany, we can think that there is something to do very badly on Wednesday night.

Especially if Kylian Mbappé puts himself in “Airbus A320” mode and decides to go and provoke the Portuguese defense by making his dribbling and percussion speak.

The laterals either ...

Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann, even Dembélé, Coman and even Giroud may also have a hand. On paper, that's scary. Especially since the Portuguese side, Raphaël Guerreiro and Nelson Semedo, were not more reassuring this Saturday. The former Lorient, like Dias, made a goal against his camp on a strong cross from Kimmich (1-2, 39th). Semedo had his whole game eaten by the intolerable Robin Gosens. If he is renewed against the Blues he will probably be on Mbappé's side, and one wonders how the crack of Bondy would not manage to make him dance if he defends like this. It will take seriousness, envy, a little imagination to beat Portugal and thus take revenge on the final lost in 2016. The Blues have all the cards in hand.