Mbappe pardoned in Spain

Although it seems that Spain are big favourites to reach the Eurocup final because of what they have offered. throughout the tournament, both in bets and in all experts, It was not Luis de la Fuente’s team, but the one that would be his opponent today, that was the perfect candidate to win this tournament. 24 years after he last won it.

France is not only a finalist of the last two World Cups (champion in 2018) and vice-champion of Europe in 2016, it also has Mbappe, considered the best player of the tournament, as well as Griezmann, Kolo Muani, Giroud, Chouameni, Upamecano, etc. But he did not shine in any of the games he played. He scored only three goals, one of them an own goal, another on a rebound and the third from the penalty spot, and this, in addition to his defense, helped him get this far.

“France has very clear blocks and it is very difficult to define them. “They have two central defenders, probably the best in the European Cup, and they know that with the quality, if they stay solid, they will have something,” says Fran Salas. in open debates in Expansion of the sports stadiumThe Eurocup is special. Salas understands that France is a “boring team”, but “they play anyway”.

Another participant in the discussion, Antonio J. Medina, shared the same opinion, saying that “you don’t like France.” as is the case with Spain, and it depends a lot “on Mbappe”, despite the fact that he has a great team. But for now, this is enough for him to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024.

Griezmann in one of his worst tournaments

When you look at the French attack, one thing to pay special attention to is the little visibility that Griezmann has had so far, having had one of the best seasons of his career. In fact, French coach Deschamps is considering leaving him on the bench. “Perhaps Griezmann can be used as a catalyst. He doesn’t make himself known like others and the attacking play has to start with him, although I don’t know if it’s his fault or someone around him,” he adds. Medina.

Fran Salas went further and also pointed the finger at the French coach. “Griezmann is having a very bad Eurocup. Mbbapé is making excuses for a broken septum… France is blocking, but no one is standing out. And Deschamps is partly to blame. He is giving Thuram minutes and Barcola, who had a great season at PSG, he only shows it at the end of the game,” he says.

As for the other semi-final, everyone agrees that England, like France, are disappointing. with the little that it offers, with the wonderful equipment that it has. And that this Eurocup, since it expanded the number of teams eight years ago, This tends to hurt the teams with the most potential, who are faced with more and more obstacles along the way.