This picture of a young crying German girl during Die Mannschaft’s 2-0 loss to England at Wembley in their Round of 16 clash went viral. Germany were beaten 2-0 by Gareth Southgate’s men, and the young fan, with a German flag on her cheek and among the 41,973 in attendance, was obviously very disappointed with the result.
Month: June 2021
Newspaper Player Ratings France vs Switzerland Euro 2020- How did Lenglet, Mbappe, Pogba play?
Here is a look at the player ratings for France vs Switzerland from the big French and European newspapers. Despite the French dominating the game in terms of xG, the Swiss pulled off a stunning comeback to knock the world champions out on penalties.
L’Equipe player ratings France 3-3 Switzerland Euro 2021
L’Equipe harsh on the French defence and perhaps rightly so- 2/10 rating for the trio of Kimpembe, Lenglet and Pavard, while Varane was given a 3/10 rating. Benzema the star of the show with a 8/10 followed by Lloris and Pogba. Coach Didier Deschamps was rated 3/10.
Diario AS player ratings France 3 Switzerland 3 June 2021
AS thought Lenglet’s performance didn’t warrant a rating. Plenty of three stars for the Swiss players though, including two goal hero Seferovic.
xG France Switzerland Euro 2021 Round of 16 June 28 | Match Stats & Expected Goals Shots Map
Here is a look at the xG stats from France vs Switzerland (June 28, 2021). Switzerland missed a penalty to go 2-0 up, but eventually fought back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 and the game went to penalties, where Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive spot kick as the world champions were beaten in front of 22642 fans in Bucharest.