In a match in which goals and spectacle were expected, Netherlands and France They played not to lose and ended up drawing 0-0, clash for group D of the Euro 2024.
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France and the Netherlands co-lead the key with four points, followed by Austria in third position with 3 points, after the second day of the series.
Netherlands, better
“The eyes on Leipzig were placed on the bench, from where the French captain Kylian Mbappé lived the meeting. After suffering a broken nose in the match against Austria, the player trained in recent days with a mask, which seemed to indicate that he could count on minutes,” said the AFP agency.
And he added: “Finally, Didier Deschamps He preferred not to risk and the ‘Bleus’ had to do without the star attacker. During the first half, both teams took measures, with the ‘Bleus’ accumulating more possession and organizing their attacking play through Antoine Griezmann, while the ‘Oranje’ showed great defensive solidity. Captain Virgil van Dijk led the Dutch wall, which received help from the attacking men2.
Cody Gapko had the Netherlands’ best chance in the first half, a powerful low shot that was saved by the goalkeeper. Mike Maignan (16)”, says the agency’s information.
That play served as a response to the best French attack so far, when Adrien Rabiot received near the small area, face to face with Bart Verbruggen.
Adrien Rabiot’s statistics.
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“When it seemed that the midfielder of the Juventus Turin was going to open the scoring, they decided at the last moment to seek assistance for GriezMann, who was surprised by the pass, failed to convert,” indicated AFP.
The second half seemed to suit the French better, as they entered the playing field with more impetus and had chances to score, such as the header from Aurelien Tchouameni, which deviated at minute 63.
Netherlands vs. France
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Griezmann shot and the goalkeeper Verbruggen stopped him, in the 65th minute. “The ‘Bleus’ were close to getting a scare, with a goal from Xavi Simons (69) canceled after a review in the VAR. The benches began to move, with the entry of new attack men such as Oliver Giroud for the French and Wout Weghorst on the orange side, but neither of them had the desired impact and the match became the first in this Euro Cup that ended without goals. On the last day, which will be played on June 25, France will face the already eliminated Poland in Dortmund and the Netherlands will face Austria in Berlin,” AFP reported.
