France will face Switzerland in the round of 16 of the European Championship.
The world champion is under pressure against the brisk neighboring country.
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World champions France have recently shown weaknesses, but want to live up to their favorite role in the European Championship round of 16 against Switzerland.
Switzerland is self-confident and "is ready to write history." We follow the game between France and Switzerland in the live ticker.
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Bucharest - The European champion is already out, now the world champion is required: France * meets Switzerland * in the European championship * in the round of 16 *.
After losing the final against Portugal in their own country five years ago, “Les Bleus” want to finally win the EM * title again.
EM 2021: France against Switzerland in the live ticker - world champions want to switch to "knockout mode"
After arriving in the “Paris of the East”, the French stars around Kylian Mbappe * felt a touch of home. The bus ride from the airport to the hotel in Bucharest's old town * took the Equipe Tricolore past the magnificent triumphal arch - an almost detailed replica of the famous Parisian landmark. But the world champions didn't have much time for sightseeing in the Romanian capital. "It's not the best time to be a tourist," said defender Presnel Kimpembe with a smile. Instead, the focus is fully on Switzerland's tricky round of 16 challenge.
With just one win and five points, the French star ensemble won the "group of deaths F" ahead of Germany and Portugal, but the team of national coach Didier Deschamps * has not yet ignited a footballing fireworks display.
As with the EM 2016 and World Cup in 2018. Even then, Antoine Griezmann and Co. only really got going from the knockout phase.
Now a “completely new competition” begins, stressed Deschamps, who has to do without the injured defenders Lucas Digne and Jules Kounde as well as the Gladbach striker Marcus Thuram: “Every game can be the last”.
In a “very complicated group”, his team prevented “a negative surprise”.
“We want to take the momentum with us,” added the trainer.
EM 2021: France against Switzerland in the live ticker - Mbappe is waiting for the first goal
Against Switzerland, Mbappe, the guarantor of success, should finally prove his scoring qualities again.
So far, the 22-year-old has been unlucky and has not yet scored a goal.
"The tournament is going to last a long time, his goals will come," assured Kimpembe, team-mate at Paris St. Germain.
Most recently, Mbappe put himself “at the service of the team”, added Kimpembe, and created a lot of goal chances.
In the 1: 1 against defensive Hungary, Mbappe hardly showed his strengths in the fast switching game, even in the 2: 2 against Portugal the French often lacked the esprit in the build-up of the game.
That should change against the Swiss who, according to Deschamps, have “a well-structured team with interesting offensive potential”.
After losing three round of 16 in a row, Switzerland wants to reach a quarter-finals for the first time since the 1954 World Cup. “We want to punish their weaknesses. This team is ready to make history, ”said captain Granit Xhaka. “It will of course be extremely difficult against France. But if you want to go far or win the tournament, you have to beat everyone. ”
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