In the Euro semi-finals, Mbappé assisted Muani to open the scoring, while Yamal and Olmo scored two goals in five minutes, eventually eliminating France from the tournament with a 2-1 victory for Spain. After the game, French player Griezmann gave an interview to the media.
Griezmann said: “We are all angry, sad, it’s a blow. But I think they played better than us. What we regret is the first 20 minutes of the game, we had the upper hand. They equalised with a long shot. We knew they had a lot of long shots, we knew Yamal was a left-footed player. They scored again four minutes later, which hurt us.”
“I was in poor form at the beginning, but I felt better and better later, but unfortunately I was on the bench for this game. I gave it my all, I tried in different positions, I needed to adapt. Defensively, we did very well throughout the whole European Championship, but offensively, we missed too many chances, which hurt us. Being on the bench? That’s football, that’s the life of a player. Some players don’t even get a minute, so I won’t complain.”
In this game, both Griezmann and Thuram were benched by Deschamps, replaced in the starting lineup by Dembélé and Muani. According to statistics, this was the first time in the last 10 years that Griezmann has not started in a knockout game at an international tournament.
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