Afternoon madness in Copenhagen, night madness in Bucharest. It took 120 minutes in a match of eight goals for Spain to qualifyتأهل In the quarter-finals, but France and Switzerland in the Romanian capital were more dramatic. And the qualifiers ended smiling for the Swiss, who reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time, after eliminating the world champion on penalties, after a draw (3-3) and two hours of playing. And at the 11-meter mark, everything was tied up until the last penalty kick, which a “star” would miss.bluesKylian Mbappe.
Didier Deschamps, with a defense of three, invented something that did not happen in this tournament, and Switzerland explored more holes in its opponent. Above all, Zuber was a constant threat on the left side of the attack, with Benfica player Haris Seferovic being used as a reference. These two were the champions of the match 1-0 after 15 minutes. The Eintracht man made the perfect cross for Accurate header for the Benfica striker, after evading Lenglet’s education.
It has been a fair advantage for Switzerland always in control, comfortable in their place, unlike France, trying to adapt to their coach’s changes. But Deschamps adjusted his hand in the second half, taking out Lenglet and betting on sprinter Koeman, and revamped the team’s design to its normal size 4×3×3. However, Switzerland had the best chances in the first minutes of the second half.
In the 50th minute, Seferovic was a bit off a pass from Embolo, who invested in the French area. And at 54 minutes, the motion in which the game began turns. On the advice of the VAR, the referee awarded a penalty for Pavard’s foul on Zuber. But, from the 11-meter mark, Rodriguez denounced the shot and Lloris did not allow it. From here, France took the lead, and five minutes later, they were already ahead, with two goals from Benzema.
World champion out of Euro 2020??
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– Sport TV (SPORTTVPortugal) June 28, 2021
In the 57th minute, Mbappe, who was very faint until that time, managed to pass an unclean pass in the Swiss area, Benzema controlled well and beat Jan Sommer. Shortly thereafter, in the 59th minute, after a mix between Griezmann and Koeman, the Barcelona man attempted the first shot which Sommer veered into a small patch of ground where Benzema, who scored two goals for one, deflected. France were ahead and continued there, 3-1 in the 75th minute, with a superb shot from outside Paul Pogba’s area.
The world champion had the match in hand, but Switzerland did not give up and, in the 85th minute, won the Soul supplement 3-2, via Seferovic, after a tense pass from Mbabo – the striker positioned himself well between Kimpembe and. Varane scored his second goal in the match and the third in Europe. France went into rivalry mode, but could not resist the last round of Switzerland, which reached a tie in overtime. Xhaka’s long pass pierced the middle of the field and Javranovic scored 3-3.
Before the final moments in the 90 minutes, Koeman was still throwing a ball over the crossbar, but extra time was a fact, as it was in Spain and Croatia. There were no goals in the extra 30 minutes in Bucharest and the decision went to penalties. Everyone scored, with greater or lesser difficulty, in the first nine. With Switzerland opting to score first, the pressure was all on Mbappe’s shoulders: the young French striker allowed Sommer to defend, leaving Switzerland to celebrate an unprecedented qualifying qualifier and the July 2 match against Spain in St Petersburg.
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