France-Germany, as a final and now to begin. The last two world champions meet this Tuesday in Munich in their debut at Euro 2020. First great duel of colossi in the so-called 'group of death', the F, in which Portugal (current European champion and again led by Cristiano Ronaldo) and Hungary.
France, the current world champion, is for many the undisputed favorite in this European Championship. For Didier Deschamps, coach of the ‘blues’, the problem is that the atmosphere was muddied with some statements by Olivier Giroud accusing Mbappé of not passing the ball to him, an episode to which everyone later tried to remove iron.
Deschamps predicts against Germany “an athletic fight, an incredible game to start. important, but not decisive, we are going to try to be effective in both areas ”. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, captain of France, said for his part that the friction between Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud “has not affected the group” and that this issue generates “more noise outside than inside.”
Melancholy, after
For Joachim Löw, it is his last tournament as Germany coach, as he leaves office after this European Championship, when Hansi Flick will relieve him. “I am too busy preparing for the matches to think too much about it. Maybe when the end approaches, hopefully in a couple of weeks, some melancholy will emerge. I don't know, ”Löw said. And, regarding the meeting, that “granting spaces would be a gift for France”. Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper and captain of the German team, assured that “the title is the only goal that Germany can set itself, we have great respect for France but I think that respect is mutual.”
France, runner-up in Europe as well as world champion, faces the European Championship ready to show that it is still the queen of world football. Germany does it with a lot of desire to give joy to their fans after the failure of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in which they defended the title and did not pass the first phase. “On paper France is stronger but only on paper. It can be a favorite for your forwards. We must be aggressive and mark ground, “said Antonio Rüdiger.
Griezmann double
Germany is a nightmare for France in the World Cups (they have eliminated it twice in the semifinals and once in the quarterfinals), but in their last official matches the 'bleus' won 2-0 in the semifinals of Euro 2016 (with a double from Griezmann ) and 2-1 in the 2018 Nations League (and a 0-0 in that tournament as well). Today, a duel with a final flavor, with historical matches like the 1982 World Cup in memory (when Germany left France without an end on penalties), but to begin with.
France-Germany
Allianz Arena, 21.00 (Telecinco)
France: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, Lucas Hernandez; Pogba, Kanté, Rabiot; Griezmann; Benzema, Mbappé
Coach: Didier Deschmaps
Germany: euer; Ginter, Hummels, Rüdiger; Kimmich, Kroos, Gündogan, Gosens; Havertz, Müller; Gnabry
Coach: Joachim Löw
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)