In a few hours, the France team will face Belgium for a new decisive confrontation. As he approached, at a press conference, Didier Deschamps and his captain had a common thought for Samuel Umtiti, resident of LOSC.
This Monday at 6 p.m., to start the month of July, the France team will play a round of 16 of Euro 2024 against Belgium. This confrontation between neighbors brings back old memories, and in particular the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup which had already seen the Blues and Red Devils oppose each other. At a press conference before this meeting, Kylian Mbappé was invited to return to the sacrifice of Samuel Umtiti. The latter, now a resident of LOSC, had played with a serious knee problem throughout the competition: “Everyone knows he was playing with an injury. No one should forget what he did with the selection. Thanks to him, we have not forgotten his goal but also his match. Thank you for everything because after that, he had some difficult years”confided the captain of the French team, who thus had a deep thought for one of the men who was a leader in the French locker room at that time.
In the process, Didier Deschamps could not avoid this same subject. He nevertheless took an opposite stance by ensuring that Samuel Umtiti “was in full possession of his faculties, that’s why he scored that decisive goal”, he estimated. The Mastiff, who unfortunately experienced a season that lost most of his body, due to new injuries, was the hero of this duel played against Belgium six years ago. With a whim, he had offered a precious success to the Blues, allowing them to reach the final, then the title.
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