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CHANGE PORTUGAL: Sanches sur Fernandes

Fernandes readily nods to Griezmann’s disappointing delivery behind Ronaldo clears the resulting corner before the visitors escape with a foul in their favor

CHANGE FRANCE: Martial on the march for Giroud

Pepe buries a header on a free kick from the left wing, but is rightly flagged offside Still 0-0

Jota drives in form to the right and rolls it to Joao Felix, who sees his first tame strike flashing straight to Lloris

This is a wonderful cover from Semedo He sees Griezmann’s run and falls behind his center-backs to nod his keeper delicate

France have done most of the polls this half and Portugal struggled to get Ronaldo into the game

Pogba and Griezmann are looking for a crack in this Portuguese rearguard, but again it’s a bit too complicated and the ball rolls over to Patricio

Portugal win a succession of corners, but the hosts defend them well A delivery required a particularly strong defensive header from Kimpembe as Ronaldo hid behind him

CHANGE PORTUGAL: Bernardo Silva off, Diogo Jota on

An hour gone and we’re still aimless How long before we see the first change of the night?

Pepe takes cover from Pogba’s cutback after Mbappe’s speed catches up with Portugal on the right

Kimpembe penetrates the heart of the Portuguese half and opens up some space Model Mbappe passes over his pass and into the box, but Griezmann’s attempt to find him is just a bit long

At the other end, Pogba makes a magnificent pass between the goalkeeper and the opposing team’s defensive line, but Giroud cannot respond quickly enough to get to the end

Joao Felix teases a thrown pass in the box for Bernardo Silva’s run, but he can’t quite react and the ball dribbles to Lloris A good idea with an invention in it though

Mbappe simulates the shot and turns in space to the left of the zone, but sees his cut effort well saved by Patricio

STAT: Ronaldo has played four times against France but none of his 101 goals came against Les Bleus

START! Portugal puts us back on track

HT: France 0-0 Portugal

Mbappe bursts in from the left He hands it over to Griezmann, whose attempted pass gently ricochets for Giroud, but the attacker’s snapshot distorts the target

The defenses are firmly on top in this first half Hopefully he explodes in life after the break

CLOSE! Fernandes delivers an evil free kick as three Portuguese players, including Ronaldo, line up to convert Joao Felix gets contact first and can only flash wide on the stretch

Portugal have a free kick on the right flank Can they manufacture a scoring chance here?

Griezmann runs a well-timed run to the right of the zone to grab onto Pogba’s superb ball The striker has no support and a tight angle but still manages to prick Patricio’s palms with a firm strike

Almost half an hour on the clock and we really only had Pogba hit and the half chance to talk about Ronaldo It’s very pedestrian over there

Super block! Hernandez throws his body in the way of denying Ronaldo after the striker takes down a blow and prepares to pull the trigger

We are still waiting for the offensive talent on display to really show itself here

The small fan section inside the stadium makes its voice heard Lots of support for the world champions

Their patience pays off almost as well Pogba gets up nicely to wave a ball cut across the goal, but Mbappe can’t get it home to the far post It looked like the PSG striker was anyway offside

Bruno Fernandes throws a delicious ball into the left channel of the penalty area, but Bernardo Silva can’t quite stretch enough to launch an attempt at goal A nice diagonal run from the Man City man

Semedo shows good rhythm to attack from the right, but his deviated and low cross is easily picked up by Lloris

Both teams look to attack at every opportunity, but so far there has been little to show in the final third

STAT: France have won 29 of their last 39 games They have only been beaten three times in this race

Giroud is back with a large white bandage wrapped around the top of his head

Earlier today Croatia clinched a 2-1 victory over Sweden The victory means they sit third with the unnecessary Swedes at the bottom of Group A3 Portugal leads the way in goal difference with France These two teams have won their first two matches in the pool, which means something has to give tonight

Ruben Dias takes immediate warning for catching Giroud in the back of the head Portugal is not happy, but Giroud needs treatment for a bloody injury It wasn’t a pretty challenge

HEAD-TO-HEAD: France won 18 and drew among the 25 meetings between the teams

START! The European champions launch us against the world champions

RECENT FORM: France beat Ukraine 7-1 in a friendly on Wednesday as Portugal drew 0-0 with Spain

Today’s game sees Fernando Santos surpass Luiz Felipe Scolari’s record for most matches as Portugal coach Not that it impresses the man himself too much as he prepares for the Non75 game He said: « I don’t care about the stats I ever did I’m not focused on having more games than anyone I just focus on winning That’s what we did and this is what we will continue to do « 

DID YOU KNOW? Ronaldo has scored more than half of his 101 goals for his country under current coach Fernando Santos (51 in 52 games)

Fernando Santos on his return to the stadium where Portugal won the European Championships: « It’s a moment that we will remember forever, but it will be a different game It’s a group game We want to perform well , as we always try to do We know that France are strong opponents They are the world champions, one of the best teams on the planet But we will also have something to say on the outcome of this match « 

Didier Deschamps, France coach: « Regarding the final four years ago, congratulations to them because they are European champions But it was useful to us because we know what happened next [France won the World Cup in 2018] We just saw each other It’s a very nice test between two of the best teams in Europe, if not the world « 

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Eurosport match report on the last meeting of these teams

CONFIRMED STARTING XIs – FRANCE: Lloris, Pavard, Hernandez, Varane, Kimpembe, Kante, Rabiot, Pogba, Griezmann, Mbappe, Giroud /// PORTUGAL: Patricio, Semedo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro, Carvalho, Pereira, Bernardo Silva, Fernandes, Joao Felix, Ronaldo

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