Big match in Group D of Euro 2024, which sees each other face each other Holland And France. A match made up of many flare-ups at the start and more and more balance as the minutes passed. Inevitable that, at half-time, neither of them managed to break the deadlock. Koeman plays it openly, opting for a decidedly enterprising right wing with Dumfries and Frimpong. Deschamps dispenses with Mbappé from the 1st minute, deploying Thuram and Griezmann up front.
The Dutch coach’s choice was almost rewarded after less than a minute: a deep ball from the Bayer Leverkusen winger, who appeared in the area and kicked, finding the providential deflection into the corner by Maignan. Immediate response from the Bleus, with a shot from outside by Griezmann to which Verbruggen responds by raising the ball over the crossbar.
The most favorable phase for the French continues, with a double opportunity missed by Griezmann: first he doesn’t have a good impact with the ball following a comfortable assist in front of Rabiot’s goal and then he finishes wide following a suggestion from Kanté. In the remaining part of the first half of the game, one opportunity for each side – with Gakpo and Thuram as the protagonists – and in general the feeling that the spark to turn the match is missing. 0-0 at half-time, it’s inevitable to expect more verve on both fronts in the second half.
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