Great rivals England and Scotland played a goalless match on June 18, 2021 at "Wembley" and until tonight, when it comes to the Euro, the nets were not resting...
After a total of 49 games, 0:0 arrived in a game in which perhaps it was not much expected - The Netherlands and France shared the points in Leipzig.
And that in a clash that brought a lot of chances...
It was especially exciting at the start of the Group E derby - Jeremy Frimpong first threatened on one side, and Antoine Griezmann on the other, but in the 14th minute the "tricolors" missed the chance of the game.
Markus Thiram masterfully "threw out" the defense of the Netherlands with his fifth, Adrien Rabiot was eye to eye with the goalkeeper Bart Ferbruggen at five meters, but instead of shaking the net he tried to assist Griezmann who gave the ball behind him.
Just two minutes later, the Netherlands' best chance arrived - Cody Gakpo made a great entry from the left side, shot with his right foot, but Mike Manjan made an excellent save.
After that, there were practically no chances until the 63rd minute, and then there were several tricolors in a row - Aurelien Chuameni headed over the goal from a good position, Ferbruggen masterfully stopped Griezmann once again, and Ousmane Dembele also tried...
And while Didier Deschamps' men missed, the net was shaken by the Netherlands - it seemed that Xavi Simmons had brought the "lalams" the lead in his Leipzig, but his goal was "stolen" by his teammate Denzen Dumfries who forgot in time to come out of offside, and how interfered with the goalkeeper Manjan, the referees had to cancel the goal with the help of VAR.
Perhaps even more was expected from both selections after that, but suddenly the pace dropped, and a point each for both the Netherlands and France practically meant placement in the knockout phase.
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