After the German national soccer team’s 2-0 win in Lyon against European Championship co-favorites France, the French media is worried and very excited.
“L’Équipe”: “The big slap in the face. In Didier Deschamps’ 150th game as coach of the French national team, Germany gave ‘Les Bleus’ a lesson. They didn’t see it coming, least of all to this extent, this absolute lesson and this Evening without light.”
“Sud Ouest”: “Falling behind very quickly, Didier Deschamps’ players allowed themselves to be overwhelmed by the Germans’ efficiency. In addition to the track from start to finish, without soul and without idea, ‘Les Bleus’ suffered a defeat against Germany , which is an eyesore three months before the European Championships.”
Burkhard Hupe, Sportschau, March 24, 2024 9:11 a.m
“Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace”: “This defeat, this slap in the face three months before the European Championships, is a serious warning.”
“La Parisien”: “Rightly beaten by the German dominators, ‘Les Bleus’ never took place on the Lyon pitch this Saturday evening. Didier Deschamps’ players failed in many areas. Burdened by a nightmarish start, it is the ‘ Équipe de France failed to keep its head above water.”
“La Libération”: “The Germans are on fire, ‘Les Bleus’ are going astray. The German team has definitely become a fearsome opponent again. Florian Wirtz’s supersonic goal, one of the fastest in international football, has France’s deficits to the point of being a caricature to his old rival, even though he was in a sporting crisis before the duel.”
“Le Figaro”: “Outclassed by Germany, ‘Les Bleus’ get a real slap in the face. A false start for the ‘Blues’. A result and a poor performance that is worrying three months before the European Championships. The ‘Équipe showed that they were rightly beaten de France’ will not see such a sad face in the entire year of 2023.”
“Le Monde”: “Outclassed by the German team, the ‘Blues’ begin their path to the European Championship in pain. A team like the French team fails for a reason. If they had such a big problem, it was mainly because Germany had a big game has made.”
“Ouest-France”: “The disturbing shipwreck of the ‘Blues’, spooky. An embarrassing defeat three months before the European Championship.”
