Eliminated against Spain in the semi-final of the League of Nations this Thursday (5-4), The French team of football will try to hang third place in the tournament this Sunday against Germany (3 p.m.).
If Didier Deschamps dedicates a “relative” interest in the meeting, according to him at a press conference this Saturday, the Blues could be animated by a Revanchard feeling after conceding two losses of rank against the selection of Julian Nagelsmann. The meeting promises to be harsh, despite the injured French side (Dembélé, Barcola, Lenglet).
Unlike the other meetings of this Final Four, no extension is planned concerning the small final of the League of Nations, as stipulated in the UEFA regulation. The two teams will go directly through the penalty shootout in the event of a zero result at the end of the 90 minutes.
“If the two teams are tied at the end of the match regulation time for third place, the winner is determined by a penalty shootout »stipulates article 18.03 of the UEFA regulation on the League of Nations. On the other hand, this point does not apply to the tournament final, scheduled for Sunday at 9 p.m. Sunday between Portugal and Spain.
The coach of the Blues remained vague as for the name of the goalkeeper (Maignan or Chevalier) called to start against the Mannschaft. He said that he “did not make a decision yet”. The last shooting session of his team was won on March 23 against Croatia in the quarter -finals of this same edition of the League of Nations, thanks to a brilliant Mike Maignanauthor of two parades.
