“I never doubted Kylian. I always showed him that I was with him, behind him, ” Deschamps said. “I know very well that the France team is stronger with him. ”For Belgium it was another disappointing failure for a team that has entered the past few major tournaments as one of the big favorites but hasn’t reached a big final since Euro 1980.
Even the official twitter account of the Belgian national team seemed confident of victory at halftime, tweeting “Well, that’s a comfortable lead! ” — before gently mocking itself after the final whistle. “You need to look at the first half we did, it was full of cool heads, real understanding of what was needed, creating chances, our performance was at the level we expect, ” Belgium coach Roberto Martínez said. “Second half we became emotional, we were thinking of getting to the final as quickly as we could rather than playing our game.
“I don’t think there were many people who thought we could at halftime. All credit to the players. The pride and character that they showed, added to the quality, ensured we did it. ”The 22-year-old Mbappé was made somewhat of a scapegoat for France’s failure at the European Championship after missing the decisive penalty in the shootout in France’s loss to Switzerland in the round of 16.
1633885317Kick-off time and venueSpain vs France is scheduled for a 7:45pm BST kick-off tonight - Sunday, October 10, 2021. The match will take place at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. 1633886254How to watchTV channel: Sunday’s final will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football, with coverage beginning at 7:30pm. Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the match online via the Sky Go app. 1633887100Early team newsFerran Torres went off injured after his first-half brace against 10-man Italy, but expects to be fit for Sunday’s final. However, Spain boss Luis Enrique sounded a more cautious note, saying: “I'm not sure how Ferran will be.
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”Theo Hernández and his brother Lucas Hernández were named in the starting lineup for France, in midfield and defense. It was the first time two brothers had played together for Les Bleus since Hervé and Patrick Revelli in 1974. Spain beat Italy in the other semifinal on Wednesday. Belgium was looking to avenge its semifinal defeat to France at the 2018 World Cup and it almost got off the perfect start as Jules Koundé's woeful clearance from Romelu Lukaku’s cross fell straight to Kevin De Bruyne, who was in a great position in the middle of the penalty area. But his shot was palmed around the post by France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Belgium took control shortly before halftime.
"He had a knock in the first half and another in the second half so we decided to take no risks. "France did not appear to sustain any new injuries in that epic clash with Belgium, with Kylian Mbappe back fit after missing last month’s 2-0 win over Finland. Match-winner Theo Hernandez and brother Lucas also became the first siblings to line up for Les Bleus since Patrick and Herve Revelli back in 1974. However, Everton full-back Lucas Digne has since withdrawn from the squad with a muscle problem. 1633887996Starting XIsHere is how the two teams lineup for the final...
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