FRANCE-SPAIN: LES BLEUS STOP IN THE SEMI-FINAL OF THE EURO, LA ROJA WILL GO TO BERLIN

Spanish press rejoices after victory against France

Spain dominated the French team in the Euro semi-final this Tuesday evening (2-1). On the other side of the Pyrenees, the media are

“Move on”: Riolo invites Deschamps to hand over

Under contract until 2026, Didier Deschamps – who fulfilled the objective set by FFF president Philippe Diallo during this Euro – was nevertheless questioned about his future at a press conference. “You are formidable… Ask my president. I have just lost a semi-final. (…) I respect you, also respect the people who have responsibilities. (…) You know the situation very well and what my president thinks,” retorted the coach.

A curt answer, which does not really reflect a desire to pass the baton. However, this is what Daniel Riolo asked in the After Foot, on RMC.

“He’s hanging on, he’s staying. Maybe right now, asking him if he’s leaving could upset him, but the question will come up tomorrow, or whenever he wants. But the guy has been there for 12 years and he really doesn’t want to hear the question… Stop. That’s enough. Go away. Go play padel in peace in Monaco, in the sun. Move on,” the columnist responded.

“He really doesn’t want Zidane to take the French team because he knows that everyone wants that. He is against that idea. It hurts him so much that Zidane, who hasn’t coached the French team for a minute, is expected to be a savior, while he who won a World Cup and who has just played a semi-final at the Euro, we want him to leave. Psychologically, this man is affected. Affected by the fact that since the beginning of his career, he hasn’t been the beautiful guy in the story. He is the ugly guy in the story. And he takes it very badly. It’s been a scar since he was 20, since Michel Platini said of him that he was a water carrier when he started in the French team.”

Emmanuel Macron: “Thank you, the Blues”

The President of the Republic congratulates the Blues for their performance. And the Spanish for their qualification.

23:46

“Speak, speak”: Yamal’s little dig at the Blues

Spanish fans are sharing a short sequence filmed just after the final whistle, where Lamine Yamal, elected man of the match, celebrates the qualification. Turning to the camera, the Barça player launches a “habla, habla” (“speak, speak”) that could well be addressed to the Blues, and to Adrien Rabiot.

On Monday, in a pre-match press conference, the French midfielder complimented the Catalan nugget, while warning all the same “that to play in a Euro final, he will have to do much more than he has done so far”. A little phrase widely repeated by the Spanish press . And which clearly motivated Yamal…

23:43

Mbappé: “I wasn’t good”

Kylian Mbappé: “They played a better game than us. A big gap? We should review the game. We conceded two goals quickly and in the second half we had opportunities to come back but we didn’t come back. Play without the mask? Before the game, we made the decision, I was fed up with the mask, I asked the doc if I could and he told me I could do what I wanted.”

“The competition is a failure. I wanted to be European champion and we are not. That’s football. We have to move on. It’s been a long year, I’m going on holiday to rest, it will do me a lot of good. A physical or psychological problem? No, that was it. We mustn’t complicate football too much. You’re either good or you’re not good. I wasn’t good and we’re going home, it’s simple. I have to rest. After that, I’m leaving for a new life.”

On the missed 2-2 chance in the 86th minute: “Bradley (Barcola) is doing a great job. He gives it to me. I fix the defender, I go in well. Afterwards, I think I have to score. At the very least, get it on target. It goes over the bar. That’s the harsh reality of football. It’s 2-1 and it’s home.” (mixed zone)

Griezmann: “They were better in everything”

Antoine Griezmann (TF1): “They lacked defensive solidity and legs. They were better than us. We knew they shot a lot from afar and we took a shot from afar. We know that Yamal is left-footed and we took a shot with our left. The equalizer hurt us and the second goal four minutes later killed us. That’s football, we lacked that today. It was our strong point from the start but we lost against a strong Spain. No excuses about having legs cut off or anything, they played extra time too. They were better in everything. We got into the top 20 but we may have seen it too easy.”

23:29

A team too cautious? “We had to adapt,” concedes Deschamps

Didier Deschamps (BeIN Sports): “I’m not going to sum up the Euros like that. We came up against a very good Spanish team, who confirmed everything they had done before. We could have done certain things better against an opponent who has a lot of control, particularly in terms of direction when getting the ball out, we didn’t have enough verticality. We fought until the end, with our limitations too, for different reasons. We had to deal with a lot of players who had complicated situations. We’re in the sixth match, maybe a little less energy too. We had this last opportunity…”

“The style of play? It’s not a timid or defensive team, it’s a team that defended very well. We didn’t have all the offensive weapons either, we had to adapt for different reasons. We didn’t have the usual radiance. We adapted to be competitive, with limits.”

23:20

Kolo Muani decisive, midfielders in trouble… The Blues’ ratings after the defeat against La Roja

The French team was beaten by Spain (1-2) this Tuesday in the semi-final of Euro 2024. Discover the RMC Sport ratings .

23:15

Lamine Yamal elected man of the match

The 16-year-old Spanish nugget notably allowed La Roja to equalise with a brilliant strike.

23:14

The 3 points of the After Foot after the elimination of the Blues

Deschamps: “Spain was superior in control”

Didier Deschamps (TF1): “Spain proved tonight that they are a very good team. We were lucky enough to open the scoring, but they caused us difficulties because they were superior in their control. Tonight, they showed all their qualities. The management of the two goals conceded in four minutes? We were a little late, we were perhaps a little less fresh, which led to technical waste, particularly in the construction of the game. We didn’t move forward often enough.”

22:54
NICE YOU MATCH

IT’S OVER!! SPAIN IN THE FINAL!

Les Bleus stop in the semi-finals! After leading quickly, France cracked twice in four minutes in the first half. The Tricolores pushed in the second act, but La Roja perfectly managed the pace. The Spaniards will challenge England or the Netherlands on Sunday in Berlin!

90+5’

Goal kick for Spain…

Griezmann gets the better of Cucurella with a header but it’s off target…

90+4’
TACTICAL CHANGE

Double change for Spain

Yamal et Williams sont remplacés par Ferran Torres et Zubimendi

90+1’
YELLOW CARD

Yellow for Yamal

He stops Hernandez, who had forgotten Barcola on the right.

90’

Five minutes of added time

Come on, there’s still time!

89’
YELLOW CARD

Yellow for Camavinga

He fouls Cucurella.

88’

And Laporte took his place again

He has recovered from his contact with Giroud.

86’

Mbappé’s catastrophic strike…

Barcola perfectly launches Mbappé who bursts into the area… before sending a shot well over…

85’

Laporte seems quite stunned

He will leave the pitch for a few moments.

83’

Laporte remains on the ground

He takes Giroud’s shoulder in the temple and needs time before getting up.

82’

Yamal’s big strike!

Little seen in this second act, he can finally get back on his left foot and send a beautiful shot, which goes over.

79’
TACTICAL CHANGE

Giroud enters

He replaces Dembélé.

77’
TACTICAL CHANGE

Exits of Morata and Olmo

They are replaced by Oyarzabal and Merino.

76’

HERNANDEZ CAN’T FIND THE FRAME!

The ball is hanging around in the box and Hernandez shoots with his right foot first time… But it goes over. What a shame!

73’

Corner for the Blues!

Camavinga shows himself more and more. But the Spaniards manage to take back the ball.

71’

Good overflow from Barcola!

He outpaces his opponents on the left and crosses back, but finds no Frenchman.

68’

France chases the ball

The Blues are having trouble getting the ball back and being dangerous. Barcola has still not touched the ball.

63’

Upamecano! It doesn’t fit!

Very good corner from Dembélé towards the second post where Upamecano took the lead, but he didn’t hit the target with his header. He could have done better!

63’
TACTICAL CHANGE

Entrées de Camavinga, Griezmann et Barcola !

They replace Rabiot, Kanté and Kolo Muani.

61’
YELLOW CARD

Yellow for Tchouaméni

He fouls Morata.

60’

Oh, Dembélé’s overflow!

He picks up speed on the right side and crosses hard, which forces Simon to intervene, even though he had anticipated a more backward trajectory!

59’

Nacho repositioned on the right side

With this change, it is the Real player who will occupy the right wing, facing Mbappé.

58’
TACTICAL CHANGE

Sortie by Jesus Navas

He seems to have hurt himself and gives his place to Vivian.

56’

Finally a strike from Mbappé

Launched by Rabiot, he does his special feint of a shot-shot. But it’s too weak and it’s in the Spanish goalkeeper’s niche.

56’

The Blues hold the ball

The French have had their foot on the ball for a few minutes and are getting closer to the surface.

54’

The head of Tchouaméni!!

He goes higher than everyone else on a corner but his header is straight down the middle and doesn’t fool Simon.

52’

Dembélé’s cross into Simon’s gloves

The Parisian is found on the right of the surface but his cross goes into Simon’s gloves.

50’

It seems to be going well for Maignan

Samba went back to sit down, that will do it for the Milanese goalkeeper.

48’

Ouch, Samba warm-up

Maignan reportedly hurt himself on his exit and Samba left during the warm-up. The Milan goalkeeper gave his thumbs up to his bench.

46’

Oh the exit of Maignan!!

Incredible ball release from the Spanish and Williams is launched deep. But Maignan comes out far from his goal to cut off the counter!

46’
KICK-OFF

HERE WE GO AGAIN !!

Spain kick off. No changes at half-time.

22:02

Kolo Muani alongside Zidane and Platini

21:49
HALF TIME

HALF TIME! Spain leads!

La Roja leads 2-1 at half-time! Les Bleus had opened the scoring but conceded two goals in quick succession. Didier Deschamps and his men will have to reverse the trend to secure a final!

45+1’

Two minutes of added time

Enough to equalize?

45’

Rabiot does not take his chances

He had a bit of space at the edge of the area but he preferred to send a missed cross rather than take his chance.

41’

Hernandez stays on the ground

Yamal hits and steps on Hernandez’s foot. He eventually gets up.

40’

It’s a corner!

It was heading towards the second post and it went out for a corner but it came to nothing.

40’

Cucurella fouls Dembélé

Good free kick for the Blues, right side of the area.

36’

Corner for Spain!

It’s very easy for La Roja to break the midfield. Kanté is very high. The corner comes to nothing.

34’

The French no longer create anything for themselves

The Spaniards are moving the ball around well and the Tricolores are struggling to get close to Simon’s goal.

32’

Solid Saliba

The Arsenal defender is still as conquering and is doing good for the Blues, who are too easily pierced in the middle.

28’

It’s tough for the Blues!

Although they had been doing very well since the opening goal, the Blues were overwhelmed after Yamal’s equaliser and quickly cracked a second time.

25’
BUT!!!

OLMOOOOO !!

Saliba heads a cross but it comes back to Olmo’s feet. He mystifies Tchouaméni before crossing his shot. Koundé can only block the ball, which ends up in the net. The Spaniards take the lead!

21’
BUT!!!

QUEL BUUUUT DE YAMAL !!

A SUBLIME strike! The 16-year-old left-hander has time on the edge of the box and takes advantage of it to unleash a sumptuous curling strike. Maignan is a little short and the ball goes in with the complicity of the post! 1-1!

19’

It was hot for Spain!

Mbappé hits on the left then cuts back into the middle before shooting. It’s blocked but Kolo Muani is surprised and can’t finish!

17’

Mbappé hits the wall

The captain takes the free kick, but it hits the wall!

15’

Rabiot is still on the ground

The French midfielder is suffering and the medical staff came onto the pitch to apply some cold to his ankle.

14’
YELLOW CARD

Yellow card for Navas

He is very late on Rabiot’s ankle, who could shift Mbappé alone to the left. It’s orange-yellow…

14’

Cucurella booed by the public

The left-back is constantly booed by the Munich crowd. Probably by the German spectators, who always have his hand in the box across their throats.

12’

First goal in the game for the Blues

With this opening goal, the French finally found the fault in the match.

9’
BUT!!!

KOLO MUANIIIIIIIIII !!

Dembélé reverses to the left towards Mbappé who fixes before sending a delicious cross towards Kolo Muani, who eats Cucurella in the air to open the score with a header! 0-1!

7’

Kolo Muani’s poorly measured pass!

Good counter-attack situation for the Blues but Kolo Muani adjusts his pass a little poorly towards Mbappé, who didn’t go all out.

5’

OH FABIAN RUIZ !!

Great cross from Yamal from the right towards the far post. Ruiz is all alone but his header is off target!! What a chance!

3’

Spain already on the offensive!

La Roja already enters the area. Fabian Ruiz manages to cross from the left, but fortunately, it’s a little too long and it goes six yards!