A missed penalty by Joao Félix gives France a place in the semi-finals against Portugal

France will confront to Spain in the semifinals of the Eurocopa 2024. In a party entirely 'made drowsy', the directed by Didier Deschamps did not achieve to take out advantage in front of his rival, signing a 'dense' 0-0 in the 120 minutes and deciding the rival of the comandados by Luis de la Fuente from the eleven steps, where the penalti failed by Joao Félix finished giving him the pass to the following round to 'Them Bleus'.

The first minutes of the meeting developed like muhcos had expected, with the physical section surpassing to the technician in the game of two teams that have powers like Kylian Mbappé and Rafael Leao. Precisely, this last was the main threat of his team, combining with Nuno Mendes by a left band where Jules Koundé, that came being one of the best players of the tournament, saw surpassed in several occasions.

The lusos dominated good part of the first-half, but the Frenchmen had a pair of clear occasions in the feet of Theo Hernández and Mbappé. The left side sent a 'bombazo' from out of the area, but the same was repelled by Diogo Coast, that showed the same security that gave him the triumph to the Portuguese in front of Slovenia. By his part, the 'strides' of the star of the Real Madrid caused more than a fright in the rival defence, although his attacks did not happen to greater thing.

The defensive level of the two squares was the true leading of the first part. Saliba And Tchouaméni were authentic 'firemen' for the group directed by Didier Deschamps, whereas Pepe, Nuno Mendes and Rúben Dias were supported by life to the 'Seleçao give Quinas' when neutralising the offensive of a France without too many ideas. Of this way, both teams gave a truce and went to the rest in equality of conditions.

A second part 'somnolienta'

Portugal went out to win the meeting in the second half. The lusos adueñaron of the party in the first minutes of the resumption but Mike Maignan denied them the possibility to advance in the marker. First it went to Bruno Fernandes, that received a pass of Joao Cancel and shot raso and crusader, but found with the manopla of the goalkeeper Frenchman.

Later, Leao, that went an authentic 'gale' by the left', commanded a centre raso to the area so that it was finished by Vitinha, but again the guardameta of the AC Milan avoided that the ones of Roberto Martínez put by in front.

In some minutes of authentic 'frenzy', the French also could open the 'tin', but Rúben Dias avoided the 1-0 with a 'tackle' milagroso to block the hand manually of Kolo Muani in front of Coast. Camavinga Also had the opening of the marker in his boots, but his finish with the bad leg from the small area went brushing the long stick of the put Portuguese.

The penal defined everything

The 90 minutes of game finish without any novelty and the extention suffered the same destination. The 30' extra could have avoided, with both teams without the capacity to generate some occasion of danger and leaving everything to the luck of the penal. From the eleven steps, a penalti failed by Joao Félix awarded him the pass to the semifinals to the selected French, that now will have to confront to a hard Spain.