Mbappé misses the fifth penalty against Switzerland.DANIEL MIHAILESCU / Reuters
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The roar of the Copenhagen party reached Bucharest. The emotional wave from Croatia-Spain spread to France-Switzerland. The match also ended 3-3. The difference was that it was not resolved in extra time but rather that Switzerland qualified on the penalty shootout after Mbappé failed France's fifth. It has not been the tournament of the figure of PSG, unable to score even from 11 meters, nor of the world champion, dejected after that of Europe also fell: Portugal. The tournament is open to any predictions after an extraordinary round of eighth that has brought a Spain-Switzerland duel in Saint Petersburg on Friday in the quarterfinals. The teams command for the moment on the figures after the fall of Cristiano and Mbappé. France was lost while awaiting the player who is called to reign in Europe.
There has been no way for Deschamps to square a line-up, conditioned by injuries, forced by the need to rotate and also pending that the team take the thread of the game to compete with guarantees at the decisive moment and respond to their status as favorite of the Eurocup.
He has never been comfortable on the pitch and lived off the income from his victory against Germany.
The support of Kanté and Pogba, as well as the effort of Griezmann and the goals of Benzema, have been insufficient for the defense to stabilize, whether it was four or five, the entire squad pending Mbappé igniting.
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3
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3
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France Lloris, Clement Lenglet (Kingsley Coman, min. 45), Varane, Kimpembe, Pogba, Rabiot, Griezmann (Sissoko, min. 87), Benjamin Pavard, Kante, Kylian Mbappe and Benzema (Giroud, min. 93) Switzerland Sommer, Elvedi, Ricardo Rodríguez (Mehmedi, min. 86), Manuel Akanji, Xhaka, Zuber (Christian Fassnacht, min. 78), Silivan Widmer (Mbabu, min. 72), Remo Freuler, Seferovic (Schar, min. 96), Embolo (Ruben Vargas, min. 78) and Shaqiri (Gavranovic, min. 72)
Goals0-1 min.
14: Seferovic.
1-1 min.
56: Benzema.
2-1 min.
58: Benzema.
3-1 min.
74: Pogba.
3-2 min.
80: Seferovic.
3-3 min.
89: Gavranovic.
Referee Fernando Rapallini Yellow cards Varane (min. 29), Elvedi (min. 31), Ricardo Rodríguez (min. 61), Xhaka (min. 75), Kingsley Coman (min. 87), Benjamin Pavard (min. 90) and Manuel Akanji ( min. 107)
The star, however, did not finish a single play to the despair of France.
No rival has been intimidated by the
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, least of all the Swiss, who came out very loose and happy because of Embolo's speed and Shaquiri's wisdom.
Zuber faced Varane from the left and did not stop putting centers until he connected with Seferovic's head.
The former Real striker, who ended up in the San Sebastián dungeon after being accused of having more fondness for whiskey than for baseball, got up on Lenglet's hump and beat Lloris.
It is useless to have three centrals if they get lost in the marks and the Barça defender plays.
The season has been an ordeal for the bland Lenglet and the European Championship was torture for France.
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Deschamps' team had no choice but to row against the current against a well-worked and liberated team, with no more pressure than to overcome the round of eighths, a classification that they had not achieved since 1954, and beat the French for the first time. since 1992. The solution was to remove Lenglet, who added an unprecedented month and a half, and put Coman because once he reached the break, Sommer had not even touched the ball, only threatened by a cross shot from Rabiot.
The French could not find a way to generate game and less chances for the control of Switzerland.
Benzema double
France needed depth after their players spent a long time with leather on their feet, without unchecking or aggressive, Mbappé pending Mbappé. The doubts did not subside and the concessions on both sides followed one another before Lloris. Varane stole a shot from Seferovic after a Widmer arrival from the right and then, now from the left, Pavard dropped Zuber. The VAR warned the referee that it was a penalty and Rodríguez had the opportunity to sign the 0-2. Lloris, however, hit the shot and with his stretch denied Switzerland to affirm France. The score went to 2-1 three minutes after the maximum penalty missed by the Swiss defender. The three forwards
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they finally synchronized in the blink of an eye and two goals from Benzema fell.
The madridista, who has scored four goals, completed the plays drawn by Mbappé and Griezmann.
The draw was prodigious because of the way in which Benzema rescued the ball, which was far behind him, and subtly finished off Sommer's exit.
It was not very clear whether he acted intuitively, was a resource or was an oriented control typical of an artist like Benzema.
The 2-1 was already opportunistic because he headed only at the far post, with no other rival than the post after Griezmann's shot and Sommer's rejection.
The match seemed over when Pogba put the ball into Sommer's right-hand corner on a 3-1 shot.
France, however, relaxed, unable to rest with the ball and rule the game, repetitive in losses and always permeable in the Lloris area.
Switzerland did not give up, however, after Seferovic headed a cross from Mbabu and Gavranovic did not stop shooting until he tied in the last minute after Kimpembe was reduced.
The extension showed the breakdown of France and the deterioration of its offensive platform, Benzema injured, Griezmann replaced and Mbappé disappeared.
The team was reduced to Pogba.
The French held out and the Swiss held out until the penalties, where no one failed until the last of the batch arrived, the fifth one reserved for the figure, no one like Mbappé.
It had to be a moment of glory and it ended in tragedy because the king failed and France capitulated.
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