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Switzerland came out of nowhere

To get this team out of France, it still needed a lot of mind and this Swiss team showed it.

Because at the start of the second period, the Nati went very close to the break on a missed penalty and then conceded three goals in 18 minutes.

We could have thought she was stunned, except that at the cost of monumental efforts in the last moments, she came back from 1-3 to 3-3 in ten minutes.

Before resisting, then making the difference in the fateful shootout.

Announced the loser by many observers, this Switzerland has foiled all forecasts.

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The double, in vain, of Benzema

Before the cruel outcome, Karim Benzema had believed to put on the habit of savior. After the penalty missed by Ricardo Rodriguez, the Real striker was in charge of knocking out the Swiss by scoring a double in the space of two minutes (57th, 59th). Inspired first to make a successful dive against the goalkeeper after rough control. Then well placed, after a badly repelled strike by the opposing goalkeeper. Except that, injured, he had to go out during extra time. And attended, helplessly, this shootout.

Pogba, several flashes

The tricolor midfielder was omnipresent in the midfield, becoming the important man during the highlights crossed by the French.

With his vision of the game and his quality of passes, he enjoyed and also believed to offer success to the Blues on this sublime coiled shot (3-1, 75th).

Even blunt, he continued to offer solutions.

And his Euro stops almost unfairly.

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The Blues have lost their values

Where has the strength of this French team, the hallmark of the Deschamps era?

The Blues gave this impression of general excitement, especially in defense.

If the system cobbled together by the coach (3-4-1-2) did not help, many players seemed lost on the lawn.

Without a compact bloc, the French have proved powerless against opportunist Swiss.

As if Didier Deschamps had lost the recipe that allowed his team to reach the last two finals in a major tournament (2016, 2018).

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Trial and error that are expensive

In this Euro, Didier Deschamps has changed his device at each match. And even during the meeting. In this round of 16, he had started in this wobbly 3-4-1-2, before moving on to a more readable 4-3-3. But overall, the Blues have not released this strength so felt in the past. They seemed much less in control of their subject than before and mostly got away with it. Except that after a while, it does not forgive.

Lenglet, the bad surprise

He hadn't played a match for over a month (with FC Barcelona) and hadn't played with the Blues since last March. Clément Lenglet logically lacked benchmarks, all the more so within this three-element defense. The Barça player thus encountered difficulties in the duels and is at fault on the goal conceded by losing the duel with Seferovic. Also insufficient at the recovery, he logically gave way to the break.

Mbappé, a marked failure

He had yet started with a bang, with several sharp accelerations on the left side. Except that Kylian Mbappé missed out on his match. With still several missed opportunities, including two in overtime (26th, 109th, 110th). Obviously less lucid over the minutes, he tended to complicate his task, even if he was involved in 2 of the 3 French goals. And it is especially his failure during the penalty shootout that will be forever remembered.