The group stage of the European Championship ends tonight (21 p.m.) with the matches Germany - Hungary and France - Portugal.
All selections from group F have a chance to advance to the knockout phase, and before the last 90 minutes there are many calculations.
The current world champion France and the European - Portugal are playing a derby of the Euro group stage at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Both teams are in the narrow circle of favorites for the title, and the French can advance to the knockout stage from first place in the group. For that, they need a win, while in the case of a draw, they would lose first place, if Hungary surprises Germany.
No one in the French camp thinks about the defeat, and Didier Deschan points out that he is not worried that Karim Benzema, who returned to the national team, did not shake the net in the first two rounds.
- The most important thing in the whole story is that none of us doubts Karim, patience is the key to everything. There comes a time when attackers don't hit the net, but his contribution is reflected only in whether he scores a goal or not - said Dešan.
GRIEZMANN: LIKE THE FINAL
- This is like a final. It will be a difficult game, but we are ready. The stadium will be full again and I am happy that a good atmosphere awaits us - said Antoine Griezmann.
After the victory at the start over Hungary, the Portuguese were outplayed and defeated in Munich by Germany. They can be eliminated from the tournament if they lose to the French, and the Hungarians beat the Germans.
- We have to watch the video of the match with Germany one more time and clear our heads. France have a specific style of play, with Griezmann often operating from the right-back position and opening counter-attacks. It does very well. With Benzema in the team, Griezmann has a different role and we have to pay attention to that - said Portugal coach Fernando Santos.
Tonight's match was also announced by Jose Mourinho, who even before the Euro declared France the favorite for the title.
"The French are still the main favourites, the bad result against Hungary in Budapest doesn't change anything." But I am worried about Portugal, even though they have enough quality to win this derby. The French are powerful and that worries me, because if my Portugal loses, they will only have three points and then we have to deal with calculations," Mourinho wrote in a column for "San".
Probable lineups -
Portugal (4-3-3): Patricio - Semedo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro - Danilo, Sanchez, Fernandes - B. Silva, Ronaldo, Jota.
France (4-3-3): Lloris - Kunde, Varane, Kimpembe, Hernandez - Pogba, Kante, Toliso - Griezmann, Mbappe, Benzema.
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