Albania v Switzerland

:00:13. > :01:03.Hello everyone. I hope you're ready for a bumper afternoon. Welcome to

:01:04. > :01:09.Paris were a day two of euros-macro. We have two the home Nations

:01:10. > :01:14.starting later. Wales and England. Before that, Albania make their

:01:15. > :01:22.European championship debut against Switzerland in lawns. -- Lens. You

:01:23. > :01:26.can enjoy that in the company of Thierry Henry and Danny Murphy. The

:01:27. > :01:32.first game was not a bad way to start the tournament. Thierry is

:01:33. > :01:46.still smiling after a pearl from Hayat in Paris. -- Payet.

:01:47. > :01:59.Stade Francais is a nerve tingling experience tonight. France, the

:02:00. > :02:05.hosts, get under way. Towards the far post! Brilliantly saved! Romania

:02:06. > :02:13.could have been in front but for that man.

:02:14. > :02:23.Big chance for France. Griezmann! France close to scoring

:02:24. > :02:29.the opener. Griezmann! So close.

:02:30. > :02:45.Giroud. Over. Giroud has had three big

:02:46. > :02:54.chances in the game. Brilliant by Payet! It would have

:02:55. > :03:05.been stupendous from Pogba. Giroud scores! France are ahead.

:03:06. > :03:20.He goes down. Romania get a penalty. 1-1!

:03:21. > :03:29.Payet! What a wonderful goal to settle the opening game of Euro

:03:30. > :03:35.2016. Listen to this ovation. The emotion of it all too much for

:03:36. > :03:41.Dimitri Payet. France won the opening game.

:03:42. > :03:47.We showed character, personality and we want all of the French people to

:03:48. > :03:51.be proud of this team. We're really happy to get the three points. When

:03:52. > :03:52.you have a player like Dimitri Payet, he's unbelievable.

:03:53. > :04:18.I am so happy for him. An amazing emotional night for the

:04:19. > :04:26.West Ham midfielder. Danny, last night there was a discussion as to

:04:27. > :04:34.whether it was -- as to how you pronounced his name. It is Payet. It

:04:35. > :04:39.was an amazing night for him. He was outstanding. He said of himself

:04:40. > :04:43.after the game. He worked hard. Sometimes you think the game is only

:04:44. > :04:49.about skill. He did it yesterday. But it is about how much you wanted.

:04:50. > :04:54.We saw that with Payet. We can talk about the skills and the goal, but

:04:55. > :05:00.his desire was second to none. It was outstanding. The way he played

:05:01. > :05:15.was outstanding. At times he was like Zidane. He knew exactly what he

:05:16. > :05:21.wanted to do. The whole stadium was with him. What a goal. The West Ham

:05:22. > :05:27.fans know what he is all about, but what a player. It was a performance

:05:28. > :05:35.from a player who wanted to show the nationwide he should be wearing a

:05:36. > :05:37.French shirt. This was his time. His performance was incredible. Let's

:05:38. > :05:43.hope we see that again from him in the next couple of games. A lot of

:05:44. > :05:50.people often say players do not care, they only think about what

:05:51. > :05:56.comes with the game. You saw a guy that cares about his nation. You saw

:05:57. > :06:01.a guy that cares about his football. You saw a guy who did not go to the

:06:02. > :06:06.World Cup. People did not expect him to be there. Because of how much he

:06:07. > :06:13.wanted it, and because of the skills also, because you need to be a

:06:14. > :06:16.skilled player... Now there is an efficiency in what he was doing. He

:06:17. > :06:22.did not have that before. Now he always wants to go forward. That is

:06:23. > :06:28.the difference. This is something I said yesterday when we were

:06:29. > :06:37.together. I am looking at what he is doing here and it is just too much.

:06:38. > :06:45.He was everywhere. This is the bit that was most like Sudan. -- Zidane.

:06:46. > :06:49.He was on the field with a lot of great players but they all wanted to

:06:50. > :06:55.give him the ball. They knew he was going to make something happen. For

:06:56. > :06:59.kids watching who love skill, it is not just about skill. It is about

:07:00. > :07:05.with a purpose. He is always looking to make something happen. End

:07:06. > :07:12.product, creating a chance, scoring a goal. Fantastic. Romania were

:07:13. > :07:17.beaten and Payet has got the headlines, but Romania showed their

:07:18. > :07:21.is a weakness in that French defence? You have to give Romania a

:07:22. > :07:30.lot of credit. They played very well. They deserved a draw. If it

:07:31. > :07:43.was not for Hayat -- Payet, that is why France -- France won the game.

:07:44. > :07:48.The? --... Where were they in terms of competitiveness? They did not

:07:49. > :07:53.reassure me at all with what I saw yesterday. There was a question

:07:54. > :07:59.about the partnership between Ramey and Koscielny. That did not reassure

:08:00. > :08:01.me a lot. You can give them the benefit of the doubt because they

:08:02. > :08:08.have not played with each other for a long time. Disappointed with the

:08:09. > :08:15.midfield. Give Didier Deschamps a lot of credit because not a lot of

:08:16. > :08:18.bosses would have had the courage to take Griezmann and pub bar off at

:08:19. > :08:28.that particular moment, and he did it. -- Paul Pogba. He was right to

:08:29. > :08:39.do that, by the way. He was. The second game in group eight kicks off

:08:40. > :08:43.in 30 minutes in Lens. -- group AA. The Swiss team are still looking for

:08:44. > :08:48.a meaningful win at the European Championship. The stadium holds

:08:49. > :08:53.38,000, more than the population of Lens itself. It was one of the first

:08:54. > :08:59.games this summer to sell-out. First, Wales have waited 58 years

:09:00. > :09:10.for a day like today. Slovakian -- Slovakia weight. Chris Coleman has

:09:11. > :09:15.been talking to a reporter. -- her reporter.

:09:16. > :09:27.It is emotional. Realising probably what we have achieved. So you can

:09:28. > :09:34.sense the excitement. Nerves are a positive thing. The place where we

:09:35. > :09:40.are is amazing. The facilities are wonderful. As soon as we turned up,

:09:41. > :09:49.we knew where we were, why we were here and we're looking forward to

:09:50. > :09:53.it. I do not blame the players for the

:09:54. > :10:01.result. I knew it would be a hard game. That is why I chose it. It was

:10:02. > :10:07.a nice little wake-up call. When we don't do what we are capable of and

:10:08. > :10:13.what put us here in the first place, we don't get what we need. The

:10:14. > :10:17.performance was down to myself. I knew our guys needed a game like

:10:18. > :10:23.that to get to where we needed them to get to. I was disappointed that

:10:24. > :10:30.we lost. But there is a bigger picture. The Slovakia game is one

:10:31. > :10:35.you would love to get three points from sword maybe takes the pressure

:10:36. > :10:39.off the England match? I think so. We have never once mentioned the

:10:40. > :10:45.second or third game. It is all about the first game. It is new

:10:46. > :10:51.territory. We can only take it game by game, and we have always done

:10:52. > :10:55.that in the campaign. We are playing against a Slovakian team who will

:10:56. > :10:59.probably be favourites. Normally we perform well when we are the

:11:00. > :11:03.underdogs, when we have a point to prove. And we have got a point to

:11:04. > :11:08.prove. It is a big challenge but we are looking forward to it. Can you

:11:09. > :11:15.give us an insight into the changing room? I will have the final word.

:11:16. > :11:24.Generally our boys know what is on it when they come to play for Wales.

:11:25. > :11:31.I can't remember ever needing to remind them how important it is that

:11:32. > :11:38.we perform for our country. I don't see that changing. A big day

:11:39. > :11:44.for Chris Coleman and his country. This is a brand-new stadium built

:11:45. > :11:49.specially for the tournament. Jason Mohammad is in position alongside a

:11:50. > :11:53.nervous Welshman. Good afternoon. The reason why

:11:54. > :11:58.giving you a little bit of Welsh is because John Hartson and I are

:11:59. > :12:04.staying in a hotel overtaken by Welsh fans. 24,000 of them last

:12:05. > :12:10.night and they made some noise. Yes, they did. I wanted to join them but

:12:11. > :12:17.I thought, I better not. Bordeaux is a sea of red. Magnificent. Ayew

:12:18. > :12:23.slightly nervous? Dan is more nervous about England than I am

:12:24. > :12:28.about Wales. Come on, young Daniel. This is huge for Wales? Yes, we're

:12:29. > :12:34.been working for a two years to get here. A lot of hard work has gone

:12:35. > :12:39.into it. Wonderful in the qualifying campaign. Some of the results that

:12:40. > :12:44.we got. Finished second to Belgium. This is the time. We have to come

:12:45. > :12:49.here and perform. Most of the donkey work has been done. Yes, we would

:12:50. > :12:54.like to enjoy it but we also want to be competitive. We are not coming

:12:55. > :13:00.here to make the numbers up. The fans have been so loyal following

:13:01. > :13:07.Wales over the last 40 years. You know what it is like. I watched you

:13:08. > :13:13.from the terraces. What does this afternoon mean for the fans here and

:13:14. > :13:18.the nation at home? Means the world to them. They have followed Wales

:13:19. > :13:24.all their lives. They have had some new disappointments. 2004 we missed

:13:25. > :13:31.out on a play-off. And we missed out in a play-off to Romania. Chris

:13:32. > :13:35.Coleman has done a terrific job. We defend strongly, we kept six clean

:13:36. > :13:39.sheets in the qualifiers. Only conceded four goals. We have some

:13:40. > :13:44.good players going forward. Is there enough Taulant in the squad? That is

:13:45. > :13:48.what you need in an international tournament.

:13:49. > :14:00.Hopefully we can perform. We have the likes of Joe Allen, Aaron

:14:01. > :14:04.Ramsey, Dave Edwards. We have players like Kanu and Gareth Bale

:14:05. > :14:08.who can make a difference. Unsung players? They are. We need to

:14:09. > :14:12.perform, as I said. Slovakia will be strong and physical. Good qualifying

:14:13. > :14:17.campaign themselves. We will need to be at our best this afternoon to get

:14:18. > :14:23.anything. I do believe we can get out of the Group. I remember looking

:14:24. > :14:28.up at one of the stadia I remember looking at a Mexican flag. I'm

:14:29. > :14:32.looking up there thinking - I never thought it would happen to see the

:14:33. > :14:35.Welsh Dragon flying from an international football tournament.

:14:36. > :14:46.It's here and Wales are here. It's going to be a cracker. A long wait

:14:47. > :15:00.well worth it. Wales v Slovakia just after 4.00pm. Rio Ferdinand, Alan

:15:01. > :15:06.Shearer CBE for company. England start their campaign against Russia

:15:07. > :15:14.tonight. They had their first look at the Stade Velodrome. Look at.

:15:15. > :15:18.That we had a look at the line-up. This is what you think Roy Hodgson

:15:19. > :15:25.might go with this afternoon. Talk us through the team, if you can. I

:15:26. > :15:31.think he will go back to the 4-3-3 that makes them more balance. Joe

:15:32. > :15:36.Hart in goal. The the Tottenham full-backs. Which is the right

:15:37. > :15:43.thing. They have been brilliant this evening. Smalling and Cahill his

:15:44. > :15:47.preferred choice, I prefer Stones. And Rooney in midfield, where he

:15:48. > :15:52.plays for Manchester United. They will line up like this with the

:15:53. > :15:57.flexibility of becoming a two and Alli go on more with his legs and

:15:58. > :16:05.energy. The front three of Kane in his normal position. Sterling and

:16:06. > :16:10.Lallana either side. Terri think there is is good aspects of Rooney

:16:11. > :16:15.in midfield, but there is a worry? That he doesn't become a problem.

:16:16. > :16:18.That is the last thing you want for a player of that magnitude. I've

:16:19. > :16:24.always been a Wayne Rooney fan. We saw in the final of the Cup his

:16:25. > :16:28.recovery, his energy in midfield, also against Everton in the

:16:29. > :16:31.semi-final of the Cup. You are going to play against a good team that

:16:32. > :16:37.have good players in midfield, that's going to give you a good

:16:38. > :16:42.tempo. We know that Wayne Rooney will work hard. He will run, defend.

:16:43. > :16:47.Cover his left-back, cover his right-back, whatever he does, he

:16:48. > :16:50.usually does it. I also want Wayne Rooney to be efficient in the last

:16:51. > :16:55.third of the field. That's where we know that he can create. Maybe

:16:56. > :17:01.that's why also he's playing. You don't have a lot of creators in

:17:02. > :17:07.midfield. Alli loves to run. He will support the cast like we know. Jack

:17:08. > :17:11.Wilshere can create also from the bench, apparently from the team that

:17:12. > :17:15.we have right now. I just hope that Wayne Rooney won't become a problem

:17:16. > :17:21.in the tournament because I think he's good enough. Is he going to be

:17:22. > :17:26.able to be efficient at both ends of the field? I think he's clever

:17:27. > :17:34.enough to know when to take his rest. Now we have good attacking

:17:35. > :17:38.players, Kane, Lallana, Alli will bombing and Wayne will say - I can

:17:39. > :17:41.leave them to get on with it a little bit. Roy will not play him in

:17:42. > :17:45.midfield without saying - listen, you have to be steady. He can't be

:17:46. > :17:50.flying about. I agree with you. I think it's a great move and a brave

:17:51. > :17:54.move from Roy. He has ntd nt played him in that role before. The second

:17:55. > :17:59.youngest team in England against the second oldest side in Russia. Full

:18:00. > :18:07.commentary of that game on Radio 5Live on the BBC sport website from

:18:08. > :18:12.8. 8. 8.00pm. Highlights at 10.35pm. If you would like to predict the

:18:13. > :18:17.score, or any games get to the website. Set up your own league,

:18:18. > :18:21.take on your mates. With regard to predictions every fan of every team

:18:22. > :18:27.is dreaming it will be their side in the final here in Paris in 29 days'

:18:28. > :18:29.time. What does it take to win a major tournament. We have been doing

:18:30. > :18:45.some digging. The history of major tournaments is,

:18:46. > :18:49.to some extent at least, a chronicle of dramatic meltdowns.

:18:50. > :18:55.COMMENTATOR: The French are in danger of being eliminated. The

:18:56. > :19:01.players then walked off. He was sent home after a raw... In the end,

:19:02. > :19:05.football is just a game. But, of course, it's so much more than that.

:19:06. > :19:13.Inside the base, like this one, where the Dutch team stayed in 1996,

:19:14. > :19:19.it really can feel like a siege, cameras everywhere. Eyes Priding.

:19:20. > :19:26.Win... Commend The goal, fabulous. You are a national hero. Lose.

:19:27. > :19:32.COMMENTATOR: Nice to see the home fans boo you. You're a national

:19:33. > :19:36.disgrace. Roy Keane has been sent home from Japan. The facilities

:19:37. > :19:39.weren't great. The training kit hadn't arrived. It was a day late.

:19:40. > :19:43.There were a number of issues when we first arrived. Roy had done an

:19:44. > :19:46.interview to say - things weren't quite right. Weren't as they should

:19:47. > :19:52.be, I suppose. He was probably right within that. There were issues

:19:53. > :19:57.within the article Mick McCarthy wassen happy with. He questioned Roy

:19:58. > :20:03.in front of the team. It's legendary in Irish sport. It's the moment, the

:20:04. > :20:08.definitive moment from that World Cup in many people's eyes. It's this

:20:09. > :20:15.pressure cooker atmosphere, coupled with a sense of isolation, which

:20:16. > :20:22.creates the potential for explosion. What happened was that Ajax players

:20:23. > :20:28.when they won the Champions League they asked for a raise in their

:20:29. > :20:31.contracts and Ajax didn't want to give it to them. They asked the

:20:32. > :20:37.older players to help them, they didn't. It broke the trust in that

:20:38. > :20:44.team. Therefore, you know, it was unrepairable. There are dozen of

:20:45. > :20:48.other incidents where the claustrophobic atmosphere unique to

:20:49. > :20:53.major competitions has led to strife and division. It's down to simple

:20:54. > :20:58.things like nerves and boredom. Occasionally, it can be far more

:20:59. > :21:01.tribal. I would walk into a squad as a Manchester United player, an

:21:02. > :21:07.England player. Trying to win the League, I have the Chelsea players

:21:08. > :21:10.there. Steven Gerrard and them guys from Liverpool and Arsenal players

:21:11. > :21:12.trying to take my title that I consider mine away and I'm thinking

:21:13. > :21:21.about that before I think about England. That dynamic there affects

:21:22. > :21:26.the England team. In 2012 there were divisions in the camp. They had come

:21:27. > :21:30.off the back of each other vying for trophies in Germany. Not an

:21:31. > :21:40.environment conducive to achieving the common goal. The German word for

:21:41. > :21:50.common goal is what England lacked at the 2006 World Cup. Instead they

:21:51. > :21:55.had - the WAGs. It was a circus. It added to the distraction. It got

:21:56. > :22:00.whipped into a whirlwind of fun for people. It was a distraction. The

:22:01. > :22:07.public started to talk about more than the football at times. It

:22:08. > :22:10.raises a question - how can you minimise, meltdowns, distraction?

:22:11. > :22:17.How can you create alignment and unity? In short, how do you build

:22:18. > :22:22.that elusive concept of "team spirit?" ? In 2014 the general

:22:23. > :22:28.manager was worried that the base camp in Brazil was too small. The

:22:29. > :22:32.team psychologist, an important man in German football, said it couldn't

:22:33. > :22:37.be small enough. They mixed up the groups. You had people who didn't

:22:38. > :22:40.get on well rooming together. They Fostered that strange togetherness

:22:41. > :22:49.that can come when you suddenly spend a lot of time with each other.

:22:50. > :22:53.They realise that we can win this together and maybe he isn't so bad

:22:54. > :23:02.after all. COMMENTATOR: France are the World

:23:03. > :23:05.Champ champ yops. Our team was different herages, that is how

:23:06. > :23:11.France is. As simple as that. Everyone that is French could

:23:12. > :23:16.recognise himself through the team. Perhaps the biggest enemy of major

:23:17. > :23:23.competitions is the one that materialises behind closed doors.

:23:24. > :23:27.Win against that enemy, and you may have taken one giant leap towards

:23:28. > :23:32.sporting greatness. Fascinating there from so many people who got it

:23:33. > :23:37.right. It sometimes goes wrong, as it did for France in South Africa? I

:23:38. > :23:41.don't remember what you're talking about. Have you blanked it out

:23:42. > :23:46.completely? I the opportunity to win tournaments and lose some, as you

:23:47. > :23:51.obviously reminded me! Don't look at me like that. You don't know what

:23:52. > :23:57.goes wrong. But when it does, it's difficult to bring everything back.

:23:58. > :24:00.So to build a dynasty takes ages, but to lose one it's a split of a

:24:01. > :24:04.second. You don't know what happened. You don't know what's

:24:05. > :24:07.going to happen. When it does happen, it's very difficult to get

:24:08. > :24:12.your stuff back. I don't know if it's the same for you, Danny

:24:13. > :24:15.sometimes in the camp before the tournament I already knew where we

:24:16. > :24:20.were going to go. You can already smell and feel. You can sense it's

:24:21. > :24:24.going to go wrong or right? Can you see it from the start. It's so

:24:25. > :24:29.important, people see what goes Onuoha the pitch, so much goes in to

:24:30. > :24:34.trying to create a good bond. Even recently talking with Roy and Ray at

:24:35. > :24:38.lunch they were thinking and talking about which player will fit in

:24:39. > :24:42.better, you know. Which player has the right mentality. It's a long

:24:43. > :24:47.time to be away from family, from children, whatever it may be. Some

:24:48. > :24:50.of the players who aren't playing do get frustrated and angry. You have

:24:51. > :24:55.to be a big man and you have to think about the group. It's little

:24:56. > :24:59.things like that people don't think about. Not playing is horrible. They

:25:00. > :25:04.are big things. What people do not take into consideration, no excuses,

:25:05. > :25:08.if you go away with your family and people that you love, you're going

:25:09. > :25:12.to argue. You are going to argue. If it's two weeks or three weeks.

:25:13. > :25:16.Imagine when you go as a team with the egos that you have, the

:25:17. > :25:21.characters that you have. EGOS? I can't believe it. I wasn't talking

:25:22. > :25:26.about myself, obviously. We're talking about other players. Yeah,

:25:27. > :25:31.yeah. That's what you have to take into consideration, too. Harmony is

:25:32. > :25:36.crucial. In the last World Cup Germany got it right. Let's turn our

:25:37. > :25:41.attention to our first live game today as ail Bain ya take on

:25:42. > :25:44.Switzerland in Lens. There are some familiar names to look out for and

:25:45. > :25:54.plenty of links between the two sides. Gold, it somehow ends up in

:25:55. > :25:58.safe hands. When the horror of the Balkan wars engulfed their mainland

:25:59. > :26:03.the albeeians found refugee in Switzerland. They would grow up to

:26:04. > :26:09.form Albania's golden generation of footballers. Today they face each

:26:10. > :26:14.other on Europe's biggest stage. Our families say, don't score, please.

:26:15. > :26:27.Ail Bain ya could field an entire team of Swiss-born players.

:26:28. > :27:22.It's a leading light in a Swiss team that nearly knocked out Argentina at

:27:23. > :27:25.the World Cup. Their main inspiration comes from Xherdan

:27:26. > :27:29.Shaqiri, he left Kosovo at the age of one. It's a pleasure to play for

:27:30. > :27:36.Switzerland. They gave my family everything. I give them this back.

:27:37. > :27:40.Borussia's first ever successful campaign was marked by past events.

:27:41. > :27:45.Their you tie in Serbia was abandoned. A contentious flag

:27:46. > :27:49.sparked a riot. It has been a long wait to qualify, seeing their best

:27:50. > :27:53.players opt for other nation nations is only part of the story. For many

:27:54. > :27:59.years no-one played at all. International football found itself

:28:00. > :28:02.on the banned list of dictator alongside religion, rock-and-roll an

:28:03. > :28:08.beards. The old man would have loved all of this. He died in 1985 and not

:28:09. > :28:16.long after ethnic tensions saw the exodus begin. The history of

:28:17. > :28:20.Albanian football is one thing after another. If they are exceeding

:28:21. > :28:24.despite seeing their best players split between two national teams,

:28:25. > :28:30.imagine three. Kosovo was granted membership of Fifa. Maybe one day

:28:31. > :28:34.when we have the choice we can maybe we can change. I don't know this

:28:35. > :28:39.moment. I feel happy in the moment toll play for Switzerland. The Swiss

:28:40. > :28:48.fear they may lose Shaqiri to Kosovo. Albania could lose many

:28:49. > :28:49.more. If it's about to be closed off to them, for Albania Euro 2016 may

:28:50. > :28:59.already be as good as it ever gets. Xherdan Shaqiri is a great example

:29:00. > :29:06.of the links between the teams. Warning Kosovo, to an ethnic

:29:07. > :29:11.Albanian family, but he has got over 50 caps for Switzerland. He has not

:29:12. > :29:19.had an amazing season for Stoke. He can change a game though. He is a

:29:20. > :29:23.game changer. He is powerful. Great balance, terrific shot. He has

:29:24. > :29:27.probably not have the career yet that we thought he was going to

:29:28. > :29:31.have. He was talked about as a superstar and he has not quite hit

:29:32. > :29:40.the heights. In glimpses he shows magic moments. This is a World Cup

:29:41. > :29:43.hat-trick against Honduras. Yes. He is capable of this. It is about

:29:44. > :29:47.finding a role for him in the team Murray does not have to do too much

:29:48. > :29:55.work going backwards. Maybe a number ten. His ability is not in question.

:29:56. > :29:59.That day he destroyed Manchester City. I think they all destroyed

:30:00. > :30:07.Manchester City on their day. I do not think he meant that. He claimed

:30:08. > :30:14.he did. No chance. As a good left footed player, that is exactly what

:30:15. > :30:20.we see, using his right foot! At the end of the day he scored. Great

:30:21. > :30:26.celebration. They need him to play well. A bit like Payet yesterday.

:30:27. > :30:32.Here he is getting ready for the game. There will be a lot of talking

:30:33. > :30:42.points about the Jack brothers. Granit taking on Taulant. I know

:30:43. > :30:50.that you think Arsenal, in buying Jack are, have got a real bargain.

:30:51. > :30:54.He likes to tackle, he likes to get stuck in. He put himself about.

:30:55. > :30:59.Arsenal do not have too many of those. They will enjoy watching him.

:31:00. > :31:03.I thought his interview was very good. He was very honest about his

:31:04. > :31:08.situation with him and his brother. It must be bizarre. That will be

:31:09. > :31:15.fascinating. Good signing for Arsenal? Time will tell. But I love

:31:16. > :31:24.what he said. I love people who are honest. The way he plays is with raw

:31:25. > :31:29.honesty. He will score a goal every now and then. I love the fact he

:31:30. > :31:33.said, Albania did not want me, Switzerland wanted me, I play for

:31:34. > :31:39.Switzerland. End of story. His brother plays for the other team.

:31:40. > :31:49.They have had five red cars between them this season. Granit is slightly

:31:50. > :31:53.ahead, 3-2. It will be a good game. Albania will play nice and tight and

:31:54. > :31:59.narrow, get men behind the ball. Switzerland should have more of the

:32:00. > :32:10.ball. They have got a great chance, these teams. Thierry told me the

:32:11. > :32:16.French Fir Park the bus last night. I don't know about the accent! You

:32:17. > :32:24.have to give Albania a lot of credit. They won in Portugal. They

:32:25. > :32:29.are very good. One thing to watch for Switzerland, they put more

:32:30. > :32:35.crosses in during qualifying than any other team. They love getting

:32:36. > :32:40.the ball in the box. Thierry, you are a passionate Frenchman. These

:32:41. > :32:46.teams in your group. People thought it was good to be easy against

:32:47. > :32:52.Romania. We all know it is not easy. Albania will be the same. Let's get

:32:53. > :32:59.to the game. Plenty more at half-time. Off we go to Lens. We can

:33:00. > :33:04.join Kevin Kilbane and Simon Brotherton.

:33:05. > :33:09.Hello, everyone. Even five hours before the start of the game, fans

:33:10. > :33:15.were pouring into Lens. The atmosphere quite something. These

:33:16. > :33:20.two countries more than 500 miles apart. It feels like a Derby match

:33:21. > :33:25.with some money links between the teams. Ten members of the Albanian

:33:26. > :33:33.side were either born in Switzerland live there. As for the Swiss, six of

:33:34. > :33:40.their squad have family links to Albania or Kosovo, and five of them

:33:41. > :33:44.start today. They include Granit Jack, the new Arsenal signing. He

:33:45. > :33:47.lines up against his brother. It is the first time siblings have faced

:33:48. > :33:56.each other at a European championship. A few nervous faces in

:33:57. > :34:07.the tunnel. The final few moments. Before the wall of noise will hit

:34:08. > :34:10.them. Switzerland have the more talented

:34:11. > :34:18.team but Albania could be a tough nut to crack. They are capable of an

:34:19. > :34:29.upset, having beaten both France and Portugal 1-0 inside the last couple

:34:30. > :34:33.of years. Albania qualifying for the finals for the first time. They

:34:34. > :34:40.finished behind Portugal in their group. They only lost two of the

:34:41. > :34:50.eight games they played. Switzerland were beaten by England home and away

:34:51. > :34:51.in their qualifying group. The Swiss national anthem is the first we will

:34:52. > :34:53.hear. # Trittst im Morgenrot daher Seh?

:34:54. > :34:58.Ich dich im Strahlenmeer # Dich, du Hocherhabener,

:34:59. > :35:00.Herrlicher Wenn der # Betet, freie Schweizer,

:35:01. > :35:23.betet Eure fromme Seele ahnt # Gott, den Herrn,

:35:24. > :35:57.im hehren Vaterland.# Can they get beyond the group stage

:35:58. > :36:01.for the first time at the fourth attempt?

:36:02. > :36:57.# Po vdes, po vdes si nje Deshmor #.

:36:58. > :37:13.# Po vdes, po vdes si nje Deshmor #.

:37:14. > :37:26.CHEERING. For Albania, an occasion to savour. A major tournament for

:37:27. > :37:29.the first time in their history. I mentioned the close ties between

:37:30. > :37:34.many of the players. It is the seventh time the teams have gone

:37:35. > :37:41.head to head. Switzerland winning five of the previous six, with the

:37:42. > :37:44.other ending in a draw. They met in the qualifiers for the last World

:37:45. > :37:54.Cup and Switzerland won home and away. Let's look at the line-ups.

:37:55. > :38:06.Lorik Cana captains the Albanian team. Abrashi is preferred in

:38:07. > :38:22.midfield. Sadiku scored a cracker recently. Taulant Xhaka faces his

:38:23. > :38:32.brother Granit today. Our referees from Spain, a very

:38:33. > :38:37.experienced man. He took charge of the opening match in this tournament

:38:38. > :38:45.four years ago, between Poland and Greece. Both teams finished with ten

:38:46. > :38:47.men. As for Switzerland, Stefan Lichsteiner of Juventus has

:38:48. > :38:52.inherited the captaincy from Gokhan Inler, who did not make the squad.

:38:53. > :38:57.Shaqiri is there chief creative influence. Granit Jack is alongside

:38:58. > :39:18.Baram Ian midfield. -- Granit Xhaka. One of the first games to sell out,

:39:19. > :39:24.this meeting between Albania and Switzerland. Among those on the

:39:25. > :39:41.bench for Albania, Cikalleshi. Switzerland include Embolo, a highly

:39:42. > :39:45.rated 19-year-old. Here ago. -- here we go. Albania 15 Nations making

:39:46. > :39:52.their European Championship debut this summer, will kick off the

:39:53. > :39:59.second game in this group following last night's match between France

:40:00. > :40:01.and Romania. Kevin Kilbane, the former Republic of Ireland

:40:02. > :40:09.International, is alongside me. A superb atmosphere. You come to this

:40:10. > :40:15.game fully expecting a great atmosphere. A good tempo to the

:40:16. > :40:23.match. Can Albania contains Switzerland? They sit back into a

:40:24. > :40:28.4-5- one. Can Switzerland break them down? Do you think patients will be

:40:29. > :40:35.one of the key things for the Swiss? Yes, they are very good on the ball.

:40:36. > :40:46.Excellent possession. Be patient. It may not come in the first minute. It

:40:47. > :40:50.may be the last minute. The Swiss finally got a win at the ninth

:40:51. > :41:09.attempt in the European Championship a few years ago. Switzerland in the

:41:10. > :41:19.whites. -- white. The Swiss looking to get on the front foot early.

:41:20. > :41:28.The first corner of the match goes to the Swiss. The ball deflected

:41:29. > :41:35.behind. Good movement. Excellent from Shaqiri to spot the run.

:41:36. > :41:43.Excellent weighted pass. Vladimir Petkovic drug over after the last

:41:44. > :41:52.World Cup. -- took over. Ricardo Rodriguez of Wolfsburg with the

:41:53. > :41:59.corner. Comfortably away. Lichsteiner... Playing in a back

:42:00. > :42:04.four today. He really seems to enjoy more than anything playing with

:42:05. > :42:10.Juventus when they have got the three, which gives the width and the

:42:11. > :42:17.opportunity to go racing forward. That is a where the Swiss can caught

:42:18. > :42:27.out. Both he and Rodriguez like to get forward, which can leave them

:42:28. > :42:33.open for a counterattack. Abrashi not terribly impressed with the

:42:34. > :42:40.close attentions of Granit Jack -- Granit Xhaka. A strong challenge.

:42:41. > :42:53.Three red cards this season for Xhaka. The referee can be quite

:42:54. > :42:56.quick to card players. He was criticised for being too lenient in

:42:57. > :43:02.the World Cup match between Colombia and Brazil a couple of years ago. He

:43:03. > :43:11.does seem to ditch the cards out. He set a precedent. Hopefully it will

:43:12. > :43:19.be a free-flowing game. A little shot of the coach of Albania. What a

:43:20. > :43:27.job he has done. He holds dual Italian and Albanian citizenship.

:43:28. > :43:32.Married to an Albanian woman. He did tremendous to get them here. He will

:43:33. > :43:33.want to make an impression. Rodriguez... Finding a little bit of

:43:34. > :43:54.space. He did well. The full-backs getting forward,

:43:55. > :43:58.Rodriguez, in particular. Excellent left foot. A poor challenge from the

:43:59. > :44:04.Albania right-back up against Rodriguez. The Albania fans on the

:44:05. > :44:16.far side giving it to Shaqiri at the moment. As he goes across to take

:44:17. > :44:23.the corner. -- Albanian. The header finds the back of the net.

:44:24. > :44:37.Switzerland are ahead. Inside the first five minutes of the game.

:44:38. > :44:44.The defender from Hoffenheim, scored twice in qualifying. He got a big

:44:45. > :44:51.goal here. A perfect start for Switzerland. Poor goalkeeping. Into

:44:52. > :44:55.the goal area. Schar attacks the ball well. Berisha in goal, he comes

:44:56. > :45:01.out, doesn't get there. Poor goalkeeping. A free header at the

:45:02. > :45:06.end. Heading it into the empty goal. That's poor. Really poor

:45:07. > :45:11.goalkeeping. It's been a nervy start for Albania at the start of this

:45:12. > :45:18.match. Delight for Petkovic, from the Swiss bench. For Fabian Schar,

:45:19. > :45:25.he had a tough season in Germany as well. He started around 20 matches

:45:26. > :45:31.for them during the campaign. His side only just avoided the drop.

:45:32. > :45:38.Certainly got the better of Berish there. Albania looking to fire back

:45:39. > :45:46.straightaway. He's often an isolated figure, the number 10. Free-kick.

:45:47. > :45:54.They play for a 4-5-1 system. They try to transfer it to 4-3-3. When

:45:55. > :46:01.they go long and get the ball into the striker, it's difficult to try

:46:02. > :46:15.to get in support quickly. Settling the nerves in the Swiss team.

:46:16. > :46:33.Forward. Sadiku. A little bit of space for the first time for Xhaka.

:46:34. > :46:57.Still going. Support from Abrashi. Headed away by the goalscorer,

:46:58. > :47:09.Schar. Just caught. Free-kick given away for the challenge by Mehmedi.

:47:10. > :47:20.You like crosses coming in. The Swiss defence, very, very

:47:21. > :47:27.comfortable. Albania scored the fewest number of in all the

:47:28. > :47:33.qualifiers to make it here. A severe lack of shots, 28 on target through

:47:34. > :47:36.qualification. We are about to see Yann Sommer tested for the first

:47:37. > :47:44.time today. No, I think is the answer. The ball floated in by

:47:45. > :47:50.Agolli. A great opportunity to test Yann Sommer with a good strike early

:47:51. > :47:53.on. Raise confidence levels. Poorly taken free-kick. Well read in the

:47:54. > :48:13.end from Schar. Running forward by Roshi. He was

:48:14. > :48:20.given the start by Gianni de Biasi. Generally comes off the bench. A

:48:21. > :48:37.super-sub figure, for club and country.

:48:38. > :48:46.A header from Behrami. Chasing after it.

:48:47. > :49:02.Quick to get in on Roshi, Rodriguez. Kukeli. More interesting than you

:49:03. > :49:08.might have expected? Yes. A lack of concentration from Sommer. Keeping

:49:09. > :49:12.hold of the ball, coming inside, that's what they need to do. Try to

:49:13. > :49:18.make four or five passes, get in the game. Rather than back to front

:49:19. > :49:23.early. Looking around the stadium here, the Swiss reporters

:49:24. > :49:28.outnumbered by their Albanian counterparts. Great atmosphere. A

:49:29. > :49:29.good many of those support verse driven up from Switzerland.

:49:30. > :50:08.Rodriguez. Rodriguez, hasn't had quite a good

:50:09. > :50:18.year for Wolfsburg. Almost into a spot of bother there. A little too

:50:19. > :50:23.casual. Now Xhaka, Roshi. Xhaka continues his run.

:50:24. > :50:32.Backed up by Roshi. Xhaka is still ploughing forward. Shielded by

:50:33. > :50:36.Behrami. He was rather hoping the ball would roll over the line. The

:50:37. > :50:41.pitch is quite slow. It's not a slick surface like we would normally

:50:42. > :50:50.see. It will hold up a little bit today. A lot of holding in the area

:50:51. > :50:56.for the corners that have come in. A free header. Coming out. Boor

:50:57. > :51:04.goalkeeping. Flaps a the it. Doesn't get anywhere near it.

:51:05. > :51:13.-- at it. Early delight for Switzerland. This stadium is where

:51:14. > :51:19.England will play Wales later in the Group stage.

:51:20. > :51:37.Sitting deep in the early stages of this game, mopping anything up, in

:51:38. > :51:43.front of the defence. There's the goalscorer, Schar, now Behrami.

:51:44. > :51:46.Behrami saying ahead of the game that it's important that certain

:51:47. > :51:52.members of the Swiss team, he was saying, play the game rather than

:51:53. > :51:58.the occasion. Yes, of course. They have settled well, keeping the ball

:51:59. > :52:02.well and stepping in from defence. Schar is prepared to dictate the

:52:03. > :52:06.tempo, he is always prepared to get on the ball. A good start from the

:52:07. > :52:10.Swiss here. They had a mixed bag of results in the leadup to the finals.

:52:11. > :52:13.They weren't good in the game against Republic of Ireland in

:52:14. > :52:16.March? I saw them in that game. It was very slow tempo to the game.

:52:17. > :52:27.They offered little threat going forward. The Republic of Ireland

:52:28. > :52:33.certainly deserved the win that day. Respite for Albania. Quickly taken.

:52:34. > :52:46.A little bit of space for Abrashi. Some support as well. Schar away

:52:47. > :52:56.Arfa as Kukeli. Free-kick for Albania. The first yellow card of

:52:57. > :53:03.the match goes to the goalscorer, Schar. That is what we spoke of,

:53:04. > :53:11.Carballo sets the precedent. Goes to ground. Doesn't win the ball. Good

:53:12. > :53:22.opportunity here for Albania. Schar will have to be careful.

:53:23. > :53:57.Sommer took over as the number one. Hasn't had a save to make so far.

:53:58. > :54:11.Taulant Xhaka will take this one. In towards Sommer. Very comfortable,

:54:12. > :54:19.confidently taken catch. Wrong conjectory. Easy for Sommer, as you

:54:20. > :54:24.say. A difference in the way the two teams are marking each other. The

:54:25. > :54:30.Swiss players are prepared to let the Albania players run into them.

:54:31. > :54:38.Sliding that one through. Save from Berisha. Far too easy. Straight

:54:39. > :54:45.through the heart of the Albanian midfield. He should be scoring

:54:46. > :54:53.there. Good chance, straight at Berisha, in goal. Berisha will be

:54:54. > :54:57.feeling happy now he got his hands on the ball other than when the

:54:58. > :55:08.corner came over in the fifth minute. A poor strike from

:55:09. > :55:11.Seferovic. The goalscorer plays for Lazio, but has to play second fiddle

:55:12. > :55:28.there. Shaqiri. Shaqiri, almost in at the second

:55:29. > :55:35.attempt. The block made at the second go by Kukeli. The Albanian

:55:36. > :55:39.left-back gets forward and leaves space for Shaqiri who exploits it

:55:40. > :55:43.well. Always looking to come in on his left foot then you can pick a

:55:44. > :55:50.pass out. He started the game well, Shaqiri.

:55:51. > :56:00.Swiss mixing up the corners. Xherdan Shaqiri. Here's Lichtsteiner.

:56:01. > :56:06.Rodriguez will chase for a chance to take on his side.

:56:07. > :56:15.It will be Albania's ball. Highly thought of, Ricardo Rodriguez, the

:56:16. > :56:23.full-back for Switzerland, isn't he Kevin? He has been a starter for his

:56:24. > :56:29.national team since he was 19 years of age, four years or so ago much

:56:30. > :56:33.the German magazine saying it dropped to 18.5 million this summer

:56:34. > :56:37.because Wolfsburg didn't qualify for the Champions League. He had an

:56:38. > :56:42.excel ept few years at Wolfsburg, hasn't he? Excellent in the last

:56:43. > :56:46.World Cup in Brazil. Reputation growing every season. It could

:56:47. > :56:54.attract one or two players at that price.

:56:55. > :56:58.Cana, 13 years to the day since he made his international debut, which

:56:59. > :57:45.was also against Switzerland. Long ball, looking for Sadiku.

:57:46. > :57:58.Closing down. Switzerland, neat and tidy and the ball away by Granite

:57:59. > :58:08.Xhaka. Smothered there by his brother. Switzerland come away with

:58:09. > :58:21.it. Slight miscontrol there by Xhaka. Struggling Albania to get

:58:22. > :58:25.close to him at the moment. Timely interception there from Cana. Hiss

:58:26. > :58:29.experience will be key to them this afternoon, he has been around for a

:58:30. > :58:34.long time now, in his early 30s? Yes he has. An excellent player through

:58:35. > :58:38.his career as well. Prepared to step in with the ball as well, take the

:58:39. > :59:05.ball. He has played in midfield, of course.

:59:06. > :59:13.Albania content to sit back and wait. The game plan has not changed

:59:14. > :59:28.at all. Allowing the Swiss possession in this sort of area.

:59:29. > :59:33.Yann Sommer in the Swiss goal largely untroubled for the first 20

:59:34. > :59:53.minutes. Behrami was out of the Watford team

:59:54. > :59:57.as often as he was in it towards the end of the season. He is part of the

:59:58. > :00:23.Swiss starting 11. Free kick against Shaqiri. Do you

:00:24. > :00:28.think there is more to come from him next season? Yes, I think. He has

:00:29. > :00:33.had a year in the Premier League. Looking to establish himself. He has

:00:34. > :00:38.not quite fulfilled his potential yet. An excellent signing for Stoke.

:00:39. > :00:51.But you are looking for him to kick on with the ability he has.

:00:52. > :01:01.Fabian Schar just getting it touch on that. Albania have their first

:01:02. > :01:06.corner of the game. Schar is defending really well. He is

:01:07. > :01:18.comfortable defending crosses. He is dominating his own six yard box.

:01:19. > :01:28.Lenjani to take the corner. This is the sort of situation Albania needs

:01:29. > :01:34.to take advantage of. They will not have too many chances from open

:01:35. > :01:40.play, I sense. It could be vital for them. They are not filling the areas

:01:41. > :01:51.too well from corners at the moment. It was not the worst ball put in. A

:01:52. > :02:02.throw-in for Switzerland. Djourou is 29 now. Made his debut in the World

:02:03. > :02:05.Cup a decade ago. He missed the 2010 World Cup through injury. He has had

:02:06. > :02:15.a number of injuries during his career. Philippe Senderos one of

:02:16. > :02:25.those who did not make the final cut for Switzerland. Dzemaili challenged

:02:26. > :02:33.by Lorik Cana. And he will be booked straightaway. You go to ground, this

:02:34. > :02:39.referee is prepared to give a yellow card. It was a heavy challenge. Good

:02:40. > :02:50.touch initially from Dzemaili. Very late.

:02:51. > :03:08.Lorik Cana committed to Albania at the age of 19. Spent many of his

:03:09. > :03:13.early years in Switzerland. Dzemaili looks absolutely fine after that

:03:14. > :03:18.challenge. Just past the midway point in the first half. Still bad

:03:19. > :03:39.early goal from Fabian Schar separating the teams. -- that early

:03:40. > :03:47.goal. Another free kick. A little bit of holding. He just read it

:03:48. > :03:49.before Shaqiri and Shaqiri got hold of the shirt. Albania offering

:03:50. > :03:56.little from an attacking point of view at the moment. They will not

:03:57. > :03:59.change the way they play but there will come a time in the game when

:04:00. > :04:04.they have two throw more bodies forward and pose more of an

:04:05. > :04:19.attacking threat. -- there have to throw.

:04:20. > :04:35.Albania conceded a free kick for the challenge on Schar.

:04:36. > :04:51.Said eco-scored an absolute -- absolutely brilliant 25 yard goal

:04:52. > :05:09.against Qatar last month. -- Sadiku. The flag is up on the far side.

:05:10. > :05:25.He was certainly not offside. The flag was swiftly in the air.

:05:26. > :05:36.Mavraj missed half of the season in Germany with a knee injury. He plays

:05:37. > :05:46.for FC Cologne. An opportunity here...

:05:47. > :05:57.The first real sighting of goal for Albania in the match. The ball from

:05:58. > :06:07.Finau. -- Cana. Good intricate football. A lovely lay-off from

:06:08. > :06:24.Roshi. Could not get around the ball to get it on target.

:06:25. > :06:55.If they keep trying it, it will come off at some point. Yes.

:06:56. > :07:19.Lenjani... The sting just taken out of that. It is a corner. Lenjani is

:07:20. > :07:27.the one who is the threat. He is looking to stretch Switzerland at

:07:28. > :07:37.the moment. Clearly out play. -- out of play. What can Albania do with

:07:38. > :07:44.this? Both central defenders are open. It came off the boot of Schar.

:07:45. > :07:50.What a ball played into a really difficult area for the Swiss players

:07:51. > :07:55.to defend. Albania attacking in the wrong areas. Everyone went to the

:07:56. > :08:59.near post, nobody prepared to attack the centre of the goal.

:09:00. > :09:09.Still three inside the penalty area for Albania. Xhaka being one of

:09:10. > :09:15.them. Rodriguez had time. Finally getting rid of the ball. Not a bad

:09:16. > :09:17.spell here for Albania. They are starting to see a little bit more of

:09:18. > :09:39.the ball. Lichsteiner... Dzemaili was furthest

:09:40. > :09:43.forward. Shaqiri spotted him. Sloppy possession. Switzerland having a

:09:44. > :09:46.poor spell. Allowing Albania to come into the game. Albania starting to

:09:47. > :10:34.settle. Siddiqui... Good save by Yann

:10:35. > :10:40.Sommer! The danger still not clear. The offside flag goes up. It would

:10:41. > :10:45.not have counted. Sadiku standing in an offside position. Yann Sommer

:10:46. > :10:51.called into serious action for the first time. He was equal to it. It

:10:52. > :11:02.was a brilliant ball from whose eyes. -- massage. Huge opportunity.

:11:03. > :11:12.Yann Sommer spread himself well. What a chance. A good spell for

:11:13. > :11:17.Albania. Keeping the ball well. The colt doing his bit on the touchline.

:11:18. > :11:22.They have got to score. They have not settled well. They are having a

:11:23. > :11:35.good spell. They have to take those chances when they come. Rodriguez

:11:36. > :11:51.went in hard. Albania's players expressed their displeasure. I think

:11:52. > :11:59.it is a foul. That is enough. It was a bit heavy. He is trying to say it

:12:00. > :12:14.was a shoulder. It is just a foul. Good refereeing.

:12:15. > :12:53.Given away again by Switzerland. Giroud needs to get his skates on

:12:54. > :12:56.and get back. -- Johan Djourou. Yann Sommer got his body right behind

:12:57. > :13:03.that. Signs of encouragement for Albania. The longer this first-half

:13:04. > :13:13.wears on. Much better. Much more encouraging. Very little for Roshi

:13:14. > :13:17.to hit centrally. You just want a few more Albanian players to take

:13:18. > :13:22.the chance and get into goal-scoring positions. This is part one of our

:13:23. > :13:29.Euros cover is today. Coming BAFTA this match, Wales against Slovakia.

:13:30. > :13:38.We are on air at four o'clock. -- coming up after this match. Wales

:13:39. > :13:47.and England coming up before the day is done.

:13:48. > :13:51.One goal in the early match so far. The 34th minute. The goal coming

:13:52. > :14:07.five-minute scene from Fabian Schar of Switzerland. -- five minutes in.

:14:08. > :14:31.On the far side, lovely touch from Shaqiri. Mavraj. Kukeli stays on the

:14:32. > :14:39.ground after a minor confrontation with Xherdan Shaqiri. The

:14:40. > :14:52.conversation continuing between the pair of them at the moment.

:14:53. > :15:06.Dzemili and Mehmedi. Shaqiri. Return. Shaqiri not quite able to

:15:07. > :15:14.get there. It will be behind for an Albanian goal kick. Free-kick,

:15:15. > :15:25.indeed. Just a little shove there from Shaqiri. "Little" being the

:15:26. > :15:30.operative word. Been much better though in the last 10-15 minutes.

:15:31. > :15:34.Looked a lot of nerves around them early on. A goalkeeping error that

:15:35. > :15:44.allowed Switzerland to go in front in this match. A better spell from

:15:45. > :15:50.them. They are claiming a handball against Cana, who has already been

:15:51. > :15:54.booked by the referee. Cana will be sitting nervously now. The referee,

:15:55. > :16:03.as you can see has a card in his hand. The second yellow means that

:16:04. > :16:09.Cana, the captain of Albania, is sent off here, nine minutes before

:16:10. > :16:14.half-time. Albania down to 10. As soon as Cana falls and slips on the

:16:15. > :16:24.floor he knows he in trouble. Instinct took over. He was in on

:16:25. > :16:31.goal. He knows, easy decision for the referee, really. He gets a good

:16:32. > :16:36.view of it. It's a correct call. He see it is early on. He knows the

:16:37. > :16:46.ball is coming straight into his path. No wonder Gianni de Biasi, the

:16:47. > :16:58.coach of Albania is so far forward. He's almost on the pitch. Across to

:16:59. > :17:04.receive instruction. It really will be hands on deck for Albania here on

:17:05. > :17:08.in. Yes. Hardly changed their style of play since going behind. They had

:17:09. > :17:14.a better spell. Now it will be everyone behind the ball, trying to

:17:15. > :17:15.contain until they get a chance themselves, from a set-piece. Here

:17:16. > :17:33.we go. Still in play. Everyone stood and

:17:34. > :17:40.watched as the ball bounced away, ricocheted off the post. Rodriguez,

:17:41. > :17:43.with an untimely slip. The Albanian goalkeeper is rooted. He doesn't see

:17:44. > :17:53.it at all. The ball in. Almost finding Shaqiri. Albania survive.

:17:54. > :18:03.A whisper away from being 2-0 down. Lichtsteiner's header, Shaqiri. He

:18:04. > :18:09.is by some distance the most creative player in Switzerland's

:18:10. > :22:59.side in the qualification process. Rodriguez.

:23:00. > :23:05.Agolli. Sadiku, just trying to find a little bit of space on the edge of

:23:06. > :23:18.the penalty area. Unable to get the ball passed

:23:19. > :23:39.Lichtsteiner. Last 90 second or so of the opening

:23:40. > :23:41.45 minutes. Albania looking to try to claw their back in this one

:23:42. > :24:06.before the break. A rare chance to put pressure on

:24:07. > :24:28.Sommer. Can the 10-men of Albania team sneak

:24:29. > :24:35.one in before the break? Calm under pressure there. Mavraj up from the

:24:36. > :24:43.back. Excellent. Just to kill the pressure. He shielded his goalkeeper

:24:44. > :24:47.there as well. Albania preparing to hold. That could be something that

:24:48. > :24:53.referees throughout this tournament could be looking at. A block, trying

:24:54. > :24:56.to get across a runner going in on goal as they attack it. Nothing

:24:57. > :25:16.wrong with that. One minute of added time. Which we are just going into

:25:17. > :25:19.now. Behrami. Now Granit Xhaka. Another opportunity before the

:25:20. > :25:28.referee blows the half-time whistle. Shaqiri, a little too heavy footed.

:25:29. > :25:34.He had an influential half, Shaqiri. At the heart of most attacks for

:25:35. > :25:40.Switzerland going forward. Lovely ball, good strike, hit it well going

:25:41. > :25:45.across, Berisha in goal. Much better goalkeeping that time. Shaqiri with

:25:46. > :25:52.a good record against Albania. He scored both times he's played

:25:53. > :25:56.against them before today. Switzerland's ball. The last few

:25:57. > :26:02.second of this first half. Rodriguez - he doesn't have time to take the

:26:03. > :26:06.throw. Great start for Switzerland with a goal in the fifth minute of

:26:07. > :26:11.the game. Fabian Schar with the header. Got the better of Berisha,

:26:12. > :26:15.who didn't cover himself in glory as he came out to get the ball. Yann

:26:16. > :26:29.Sommer has been more assured at the other end of the field. Making a

:26:30. > :26:35.save with his legs to deny Sadiku. . Now the views of Thierry Henry and

:26:36. > :26:40.Danny. Switzerland in control of the game now, aren't they? They started

:26:41. > :26:44.in control. Albania came back into the game quite well. The sending off

:26:45. > :26:50.has really hurt them. Up until that point I think they looked dangerous.

:26:51. > :26:55.Big, big blow. Tiny mistakes that make the difference. Playing in a

:26:56. > :26:59.major championship for the first time, their country there are fo the

:27:00. > :27:03.first time. It's not the first 45 minutes they would have been

:27:04. > :27:09.dreaming off? They got caught dreaming. I don't know what the

:27:10. > :27:15.goalkeeper was going to catch there. They got caught day dreamer. They

:27:16. > :27:19.were playing well better. That's the Albania I know. You can't make those

:27:20. > :27:27.mistakes in this type of tournament. That is too much. Goalkeeper not

:27:28. > :27:32.reading the ball well. Cana being, you know, overaggressive, the first

:27:33. > :27:35.yellow. What a mistake. We were talking with Danny, his body

:27:36. > :27:39.positioning on the way he fell. He can only fall with the way he was.

:27:40. > :27:43.We will look at the red card. Let us talk about the position of the

:27:44. > :27:48.goalkeeper. Five minutes in. Switzerland get the dream start to

:27:49. > :27:52.their campaign? Is a decent ball in from Shaqiri much I don't know why

:27:53. > :27:57.he's trying to come through so many people. I'm all for a goalkeeper

:27:58. > :28:03.trying to take command, I want to show you I'm here and get it. Not

:28:04. > :28:10.like that. A good header from Schar. The keeper has to pick himself up.

:28:11. > :28:14.It's gone, finished. Outside of the six-yard box. Let your guys deal

:28:15. > :28:18.with it. It would have been a comfortable save at the end. You are

:28:19. > :28:22.1-0 down. Is that nerves, Danny and the occasion? I think the occasion.

:28:23. > :28:26.He wants to make an impression. He is pumped up He is I thissing, I'm

:28:27. > :28:31.coming. Instead of waiting for the ball has gone an then deciding. He

:28:32. > :28:36.has already decided - I'm coming for this. What got him was the pace on

:28:37. > :28:41.the ball were Shaqiri. That got him. He should never have been there.

:28:42. > :28:46.Cana the most experienced players for Albania. He played the Premier

:28:47. > :28:53.League at Sunderland, currently at Nantes he has been found out on two

:28:54. > :28:58.occasions today? Yes. The first tackle - no, this is Seferovic's

:28:59. > :29:03.chance, isn't it? This is the tackle here. Here is the A stupid tackle

:29:04. > :29:08.challenge. . There's no need. He's high up the pitch. Going nowhere.

:29:09. > :29:13.He's's not even looking at the ball. Running back. Gets his body in the

:29:14. > :29:18.wrong position. You have to look at the ball, his back was turned to

:29:19. > :29:25.play. That is what I was trying to explain. You are going to fall. He

:29:26. > :29:30.is not looking at the ball. Cana has that in his locker. Over aggressive

:29:31. > :29:34.at times. The first yellow card, why would you tackle there? That's a

:29:35. > :29:38.straight red, by the way. You don't like the way the way he walked off

:29:39. > :29:43.he was congratulated by some of his team-mates. I would be fuming with

:29:44. > :29:44.him. Patting him on the back saying - unlucky mate help probably cost

:29:45. > :29:52.his team the game. What about the additional chances

:29:53. > :29:59.that Switzerland could have extended their lead from? Albania could have

:30:00. > :30:06.been two behind. It should have been a goal.

:30:07. > :30:11.Player number three chances back and allows the ball to go in. You should

:30:12. > :30:21.never allow that. If Dzemaili plays the ball like I saw Danny Murphy do

:30:22. > :30:27.so many times... This was a good move. I am always going to be

:30:28. > :30:32.overcritical. He did well but I would have opened my foot. But the

:30:33. > :30:38.energy is there and the desire is there. Seferovic had a couple of

:30:39. > :30:43.opportunities and Goode finished them better. Albania had a great

:30:44. > :30:48.opportunity with Sadiku. In recent games he scored a couple of goals,

:30:49. > :30:53.not exactly low on confidence. And yet when the chance came to him, he

:30:54. > :31:05.did not look like he was ready. He did not look confident. It is the

:31:06. > :31:11.best chance they had. Any striker would be disappointed. He takes too

:31:12. > :31:15.long. He is very indecisive. It has got under his feet. It is a good

:31:16. > :31:23.save, of course. But he will be disappointed. You would expect him

:31:24. > :31:27.to score. First game at the Euros, first opportunity. Maybe it got to

:31:28. > :31:38.his head. He does not usually miss them. What were you do there? I

:31:39. > :31:42.always like to go first post. I would have finished on the

:31:43. > :31:48.left-hand side of the goalkeeper. Every time I went there I missed

:31:49. > :31:55.anywhere! The goalkeeper covers the post. They usually dies and leaves

:31:56. > :32:02.their leg. If you lifted, it is usually a goal. It is easy to say

:32:03. > :32:10.from here. I wonder what Granit Jack will do for Arsenal. -- Granit

:32:11. > :32:15.Xhaka. He is comfortable in possession.

:32:16. > :32:20.That is a strong tackle. His disciplinary record is not great. I

:32:21. > :32:26.quite like the fact he does not mind getting stuck in. This is his

:32:27. > :32:32.strength. His passing. The ability to spray the ball about the pitch.

:32:33. > :32:35.This is what Arsenal fans will be wanting to do. Determination to get

:32:36. > :32:40.the ball back. Nice and strong. Tenacious. This is the makes of his

:32:41. > :32:51.game I was talking about before. The ability to do this spot set pass. --

:32:52. > :32:58.he spots a pass. Can you produce a good ball with the time? Yes, he

:32:59. > :33:03.can. Promising. It is an incredible story about the

:33:04. > :33:06.brothers. One playing for Switzerland and one for Albania. I

:33:07. > :33:10.know the focuses on the football today but the history behind it and

:33:11. > :33:16.the fact they are both playing for opposite nations is incredible. He

:33:17. > :33:26.did not even care about playing against his brother. He went right

:33:27. > :33:30.in and tackled. I don't know in history of one brother who plays for

:33:31. > :33:35.one national team and another for another national team. It is great.

:33:36. > :33:39.But he does not actually care if he is playing against his brother,

:33:40. > :33:44.against his roots. He is playing for Switzerland. He is doing what he has

:33:45. > :33:52.to do to win the game. Just under two horizontal Wales get under way

:33:53. > :33:55.against Slovakia. Jason Mohammad is pitch side with a very excited

:33:56. > :33:59.Robbie Savage. Robbie Savage has turned up because

:34:00. > :34:05.he is so looking forward to seeing his country had a major finals.

:34:06. > :34:10.Historic day for words football. In with a real opportunity against a

:34:11. > :34:15.good Slovakia side. To be here as a Welshman watching my country in a

:34:16. > :34:21.major tournament is brilliant. There have been so many near misses. Today

:34:22. > :34:27.is the day to stop talking about Joe Jordan's handball at Anfield in

:34:28. > :34:32.1977. You came close in 2003. What is so special about this group of

:34:33. > :34:39.players? Their togetherness and that splash of a superstar in Gareth

:34:40. > :34:43.Bale. If half this team walked down the road in Britain, you would not

:34:44. > :34:49.know who they are. But with Gareth Bale added to that, this group of

:34:50. > :34:56.players have achieved so much. And for us as proud Welshman, to see

:34:57. > :35:00.this group over achieved, they kept clean sheets in the group. With

:35:01. > :35:05.Gareth Bale, what a real chance they have today. The other key thing

:35:06. > :35:08.about how Chris Coleman goes about the business is they are so well

:35:09. > :35:14.organised and soul together. That is what has got them here. They are

:35:15. > :35:17.relaxed. They play with a smile on their faces. They can enjoy

:35:18. > :35:26.themselves today. If they achieve the qualifying success in a real

:35:27. > :35:29.good way and finish second, today they are under pressure. They had a

:35:30. > :35:35.good qualifying campaign. The spine of the team today is important. When

:35:36. > :35:39.we got to the ground today, there is a lot of speculation about Wayne

:35:40. > :35:46.Hennessey not being fit. We do not know if it is correct. A big day for

:35:47. > :35:51.Danny Ward if he has to come in? Yes, he played 21 times for Aberdeen

:35:52. > :35:57.this season, twice the Liverpool. Hennessy is good at coming for

:35:58. > :36:01.crosses. It would be a huge day for Danny Ward. We do not know until you

:36:02. > :36:04.get the team sheets. What are you going to do when Wales score their

:36:05. > :36:10.first goal at a major championship chip? Just to be here and commentate

:36:11. > :36:18.on the game will be amazing. If we do score, all the pressure goes on

:36:19. > :36:23.England! I knew you'd get reference to that game in somewhere.

:36:24. > :36:28.Goodbye for now. We did not expect anything less than Robbie Savage

:36:29. > :36:31.being pumped up for Wales's first match in a major international

:36:32. > :36:37.tournament. A lot of hope invested in the team and in the individual,

:36:38. > :36:41.the outstanding superstar, Gareth Bale. When you are so good and you

:36:42. > :36:45.are recognised as one of the best players in the world, does that

:36:46. > :36:51.bring a special responsibility? The other players do look to you. It

:36:52. > :36:56.does. I think Gareth Bale is used to it by now. Especially playing at

:36:57. > :37:01.real Madrid. Being the guy of the Welsh national team. You have to say

:37:02. > :37:07.something about Wales. The way they defend, they are compact, they are a

:37:08. > :37:12.unit. Then your star player can win you the game. If you are already

:37:13. > :37:26.behind at half-time, what is Gareth Bale going to do? They did recognise

:37:27. > :37:30.that they need to be compact, tight and not concede any goals. When you

:37:31. > :37:37.have the likes of Gareth Bale, you can always win again. You have to

:37:38. > :37:41.build a platform for the superstar? They have. The formation it looks

:37:42. > :37:47.like they are going to play today, to concentrate all Gareth Bale's

:37:48. > :37:54.energy to undoing the creative stuff, is a good idea. -- all his

:37:55. > :37:59.creative energy in doing the creative stuff.

:38:00. > :38:03.Gary Lineker will be joined by Dean Saunders, Rio Ferdinand and Alan

:38:04. > :38:07.Shearer for that match. England have to wait longer before

:38:08. > :38:11.they enter the tournament against Russia in Marseille. Gabby Logan has

:38:12. > :38:15.been looking ahead to that game with one of Marseille's favoured sons,

:38:16. > :38:19.Chris Waddle. I am here in a calm, peaceful oasis

:38:20. > :38:26.of tranquillity. Chris waddle alongside me. If we went out there,

:38:27. > :38:33.you would be mobbed. You are still very much a hero in these parts.

:38:34. > :38:41.Take us back to your time here. Paradise. I used to call it fantasy

:38:42. > :38:45.Island. It was unbelievable. After a couple of months here it gelled. It

:38:46. > :38:52.was fantastic. Red carpet treatment. Obviously I had to do it on the

:38:53. > :38:55.football pitch. When anybody wants to go abroad, make sure you do it on

:38:56. > :38:59.the pitch because every thing just falls into place. I can see why

:39:00. > :39:04.players go back to England very quickly. I nearly did. After a

:39:05. > :39:09.couple of months I rang my agent. Luckily I stuck it out. In the end I

:39:10. > :39:14.went back and I did not really want to go back. I could have spent the

:39:15. > :39:19.rest of my days here. You are hoping England some -- experience some of

:39:20. > :39:24.that euphoria tonight. How should they set up? They should set off on

:39:25. > :39:34.the front foot. Control the game. England have two watch the

:39:35. > :39:39.counterattacking football. They have to make the tempo hi, press Russia

:39:40. > :39:43.and get the ball in the box as much as possible. Play like a Premier

:39:44. > :39:49.League team. Is that how Roy Hodgson is going to set them up? He has too.

:39:50. > :39:52.We're not the best at keeping the ball and playing slow. We are best

:39:53. > :40:00.on the front foot. England have always been good at set pieces.

:40:01. > :40:07.Russia will not like defending set pieces. 2-0 to England. Thank you,

:40:08. > :40:08.Chris. Be careful out there. There are a lot of people who still

:40:09. > :40:23.recognise you! Today the game is all about the

:40:24. > :40:26.second half of Albania against Switzerland. Is there a way back for

:40:27. > :40:36.Albania? No. I think the Swiss will control

:40:37. > :40:39.it now. Let's rejoins Simon Brotherton and

:40:40. > :40:44.Kevin Kilbane. Thank you, Dan. No changes made by

:40:45. > :40:49.either manager at half-time. As Danny was suggesting, it is quite a

:40:50. > :40:57.tall order for Albania. The longer they can keep it at one, they might

:40:58. > :41:01.manage a goal, a penalty. A set piece could be the way back in. I

:41:02. > :41:07.totally agree with Danny. It is so difficult. The way Switzerland kept

:41:08. > :41:13.the ball in the first half, I cannot really see a way in from an

:41:14. > :41:16.attacking point of view for Albania. Switzerland have never won their

:41:17. > :41:20.opening game at the finals. A couple of drawers and one defeat. What an

:41:21. > :41:32.opportunity to make a winning start in France.

:41:33. > :41:42.Behrami winning the ball back for Switzerland. Abrashi went diving in

:41:43. > :41:53.on Shaqiri. Tuqiri trying to create problems. Rodriguez, the full-back,

:41:54. > :41:56.getting forward. -- Shaqiri. He always plays on the have to turn

:41:57. > :42:05.when he goes inside. He has an awareness that he can turn. -- the

:42:06. > :42:19.half turn. Frustration for debris Azi. -- De Biasi. The referee did

:42:20. > :42:26.not have much choice with the sending-off. A clear handball. He

:42:27. > :42:31.had to go. It would have been interesting to see what happened had

:42:32. > :42:34.that not occurred. Yes, they were coming into the game, they were

:42:35. > :42:45.causing problems. A huge transfer Sadiku. They had settled down after

:42:46. > :43:07.the initial nerves. -- a huge chance for Sadiku.

:43:08. > :43:21.Flag up on the near side. Xherdan Shaqiri born in Kosovo. From an

:43:22. > :43:26.ethnic Albanian family. Moved to Switzerland. He did not celebrate

:43:27. > :43:35.when he scored against Albania a couple of years ago.

:43:36. > :43:49.Back towards Shaqiri. Free-kick, Albania. For the challenge on Roshi.

:43:50. > :43:55.Only started once for his club side all season, but getting the start

:43:56. > :44:01.for the national team today. On the right hand side.

:44:02. > :44:10.Kukeli. There is a chance for Switzerland to get a couple of goals

:44:11. > :44:15.in this match now. Keep the ball well, but no real forward passing.

:44:16. > :44:19.No real incision with the passing going forward. You feel, with the

:44:20. > :44:22.players they have in this side, they can carve Albania open. If they do

:44:23. > :44:34.that, they more or less put themselves into the next phase.

:44:35. > :44:38.Consistently defensively, Albania, especially with XI on the pitch.

:44:39. > :44:49.Still only one goal in this one. Ricardo Rodriguez. Shaqiri, just

:44:50. > :44:53.beaten to it by Berisha. Lichtsteiner was the player in the

:44:54. > :44:56.first half getting forward, Rodriguez getting forward. They will

:44:57. > :45:10.look to do that more and more during this second-half. Finding, Agolli.

:45:11. > :45:14.Mavraj. Interestingly, we were looking at half-time, Kevin, at the

:45:15. > :45:19.goal once again, the goalkeeper wasn't strong at all coming out from

:45:20. > :45:22.it. Mavraj, the number 15 for Albania, was trying to mark Schar

:45:23. > :45:28.and slipped as the ball came into the penalty area. It doesn't excuse

:45:29. > :45:31.the goalkeeper. Mavraj was marking Schar of course. Lost his footing in

:45:32. > :45:37.the area. That's what is happens, isn't it? It can be a mistake that

:45:38. > :45:42.can cost teams in big, big games. Working it into space. A long chase

:45:43. > :45:45.for Sadiku. Sadiku almost got his toe on that. Well, that was very

:45:46. > :46:03.nearly something from nothing. Uncomfortable for Djourou. So

:46:04. > :46:08.fortunate there Djourou. Albania buoyed by that, encouraged by that,

:46:09. > :46:12.on this landmark day in their sporting history. Rushing forward

:46:13. > :46:24.once more. Djourou was more confident this time. He has conceded

:46:25. > :46:29.a throw-in. He failed to deliver a really telling cross. Well dealt

:46:30. > :46:43.with by Djourou though. Away by Schar. Seferovic.

:46:44. > :46:51.Dzemaili who scored a few goals recently for the national team.

:46:52. > :46:58.Waiting on the far side, in vain on this particular occasion.

:46:59. > :47:04.He works very hard. I think he prefers playing further forward as

:47:05. > :47:09.an attacking player. Has to fulfil a different role in the side. Forward

:47:10. > :47:16.now. It's chased by Sadiku, once again.

:47:17. > :47:29.Brilliant pass. He's prepared to run in behind Sadiku. He is a threat.

:47:30. > :47:35.Vladimir Petkovic declared ahead of the tournament, "we are no longer

:47:36. > :47:39.little Switzerland" he can reportedly speak several different

:47:40. > :47:44.languages. Which can be handy as a manager of a team with so many

:47:45. > :47:49.different languages. Here's Lichtsteiner.

:47:50. > :48:02.Mavraj has come with him. It will be a throw-in to Switzerland.

:48:03. > :48:08.Lichtsteiner has had another successful year with Juventus. Just

:48:09. > :48:21.won their tournament for the fifth year in a row.

:48:22. > :48:26.Left the door jar a couple of minutes ago to Sadiku. Switzerland

:48:27. > :48:35.could do with a second goal to give themselves a little bit more

:48:36. > :48:49.breathing room. Mehmedi. Now Behrami. Xhaka. The shot brings the

:48:50. > :48:54.save from Berisha. Excellent play. One, two passing. Good ball through

:48:55. > :49:05.from Xhaka. Switzerland probing patiently,

:49:06. > :49:11.trying to find that opening for a second goal. Lichtsteiner.

:49:12. > :49:17.Whooping that in towards Shaqiri. The flag has gone up straightaway.

:49:18. > :49:27.Albania with the free-kick. He's had a couple of good saves after the

:49:28. > :49:35.start that he actually did make. Xhaka, a brilliant ball. Seferovic,

:49:36. > :49:42.on to his left foot, a toe-poke in the end. Straight at Berisha. He

:49:43. > :49:47.stood up well. Berisha is not the first-choice at Lazio, he still did

:49:48. > :49:52.play 20 matches for them during the season, including 11 in the league.

:49:53. > :49:57.I didn't realise he was as good as he was. He had to keep a strong arm.

:49:58. > :50:02.He didn't want to be beaten on his inside of course, he did well to

:50:03. > :50:07.make the save. He was hoping it would open up for him. He picked

:50:08. > :50:10.himself up quickly as soon as he realised the referee wasn't injured.

:50:11. > :50:18.Here comes Shaqiri, Lichtsteiner. Switzerland have finished bottom of

:50:19. > :50:25.their Group every time they have been at a championships. Threatened

:50:26. > :50:34.a second goal here. Xhaka. Misyou coos. Frustration among the players.

:50:35. > :50:44.Xhaka giving his team-mate an ear full. He feels he is slowing the

:50:45. > :50:53.game down too much. Help wants the game moved on quickly. Most of the

:50:54. > :50:58.Albanian fans not too down hearted all the while it remains at 1-0,

:50:59. > :51:04.even though they are down to 10-men following the sending off of Cana. A

:51:05. > :51:08.difficult afternoon made a whole lot troublesome with that sending off,

:51:09. > :51:17.nine minutes before half-time. 10 minutes into the second-half.

:51:18. > :51:30.A free-kick here. A slight change at half-time. Kukeli is dropped into

:51:31. > :51:41.centre-half for them achl more balanced side going forward.

:51:42. > :52:05.Behrami had a decent game. Shaqiri - stopping there at the third time of

:52:06. > :52:34.asking. Mavraj came across. Shaqiri, Lichtsteiner 15 yards

:52:35. > :52:40.behind him. Well, Albania are hanging in there in this game.

:52:41. > :52:49.Keeping it tight, as expected. Can Switzerland break it open here?

:52:50. > :53:01.This is what you would expect, listening to the lads in the studio,

:53:02. > :53:05.they have to contain. They had chances in the match. If another one

:53:06. > :53:11.presented itself they have to be able to take it. They are sitting

:53:12. > :53:17.too deep. Sadiku too isolated himself upfront. His team-mates were

:53:18. > :53:21.50 yards of him there when the ball was played forward. Good rning

:53:22. > :53:28.Lichtsteiner. Could be an opportunity. Quickly surrounded.

:53:29. > :53:37.Flicking that one clear. Up the line from Agolli. Chip by Behrami. Losing

:53:38. > :53:48.the ball. Collected. The flag is up for offside.

:53:49. > :53:52.Seferovic got out of the way in that situation to avoid a daft yellow

:53:53. > :54:07.card. Here's Hysaj. Went racing forward over on that far

:54:08. > :54:14.side, to no avail. He hasn't seen much of the ball since the break.

:54:15. > :54:19.Doesn't get any easier for Albania after this match. They are playing

:54:20. > :54:24.the hosts in Marseilles in their second game, on the 15th. They will

:54:25. > :54:33.do so of course without Cana. Who will play for him, not least of

:54:34. > :54:35.course because he used to play in that stadium for Marseilles earlier

:54:36. > :54:48.in his career. Kace preparing to come on for

:54:49. > :54:51.Albania in the next moment or two. Bayes' first change of the match.

:54:52. > :55:17.They should have this covered. He's working hard, the number 10.

:55:18. > :55:21.Quite well. His movement is very good. Perhaps the quality behind

:55:22. > :55:31.from midfield has not been able to pick him out at times when he's made

:55:32. > :55:35.the runs. Here comes Lenjani. Covered by the Swiss captain. Sadiku

:55:36. > :55:40.waits in the centre. It's too long for him. Not too long for

:55:41. > :55:48.Switzerland's goalkeeper. Good ball out as well to get the play moving

:55:49. > :55:54.once once more. Dzemaili, clear of two. Ultimately, dispossessed. A

:55:55. > :55:57.move that promised much there. The game is becoming a little stressed.

:55:58. > :56:02.Albania sensing they are going to throw a few bodies forward. Poor

:56:03. > :56:06.quality again on the cross, they got into a good area though.

:56:07. > :56:27.Lichtsteiner will collect it. Rodriguez, powering forward once

:56:28. > :56:38.again. Seferovic, waiting in the centre.

:56:39. > :56:48.Away by Kukeli, Seferovic. It fizzles out. Poor touch. Here comes

:56:49. > :56:59.the change. The first of the match with Kace coming on to replace a

:57:00. > :57:05.visually disappointed Taulant Xhaka. A change being made by Switzerland.

:57:06. > :57:17.Xhaka has just come back from a thigh injury, which kept him out for

:57:18. > :57:25.a month. He's replaced by Kace. Now for Switzerland, Mehmedi off to be

:57:26. > :57:30.replaced by Embolo, a rising star of the Swiss game. The youngster born

:57:31. > :57:35.in Cameroon, moved to stwitser land when he was six.

:57:36. > :57:47.He decided to commit to Switzerland. Mehmedi goes off, Embolo is on for

:57:48. > :57:52.the Swiss. Huge cheer going up for him. They recognise the talent this

:57:53. > :58:04.youngster owe cresses. Real pace, real power.

:58:05. > :58:26.A bit of a tantrum on the bench down below us at the moment.

:58:27. > :58:33.Embolo in possession, not for long. He's done well here. Pulled back,

:58:34. > :58:39.pulled back - brought to the ground. A yellow card straightaway by Cace.

:58:40. > :58:43.That's the first involvement in the game the substitute, Cace, has, had

:58:44. > :58:49.he nearly pulled Behrami's shorts down. Kace recognises Behrami is

:58:50. > :58:54.away from him. There was nothing subtle about that. No. The referee

:58:55. > :58:56.in a good position. Even the hack at the end of it as well. That's the

:58:57. > :59:16.yellow card for the initial one. If the poll on the shorts does not

:59:17. > :59:24.stop you, the rap on the leg well. He certainly made sure. Kace was the

:59:25. > :59:30.man who scored the only goal the game when they beat France last

:59:31. > :59:38.year. He and his nine other colleagues very much on the back

:59:39. > :00:23.foot. Shaqiri with the kick. Very comfortable for the goalkeeper.

:00:24. > :00:37.Embolo wins it in the air. Kukeli for Albania to knock the ball

:00:38. > :00:43.towards the first side. -- the far side. If you have just tuned in,

:00:44. > :00:51.Albania down to ten men. Their captain, Lorik Cana, sent off for a

:00:52. > :00:53.second yellow card nine minutes before half-time. Switzerland are

:00:54. > :01:03.still searching for a second goal, which wouldn't leave them more

:01:04. > :01:07.relaxed. They have been quite content to keep the ball centrally

:01:08. > :01:26.in the second half. Albania very rarely go out and chase.

:01:27. > :01:37.Good touch from Kace. Sadiku the only one in the centre. Ayn Rand is

:01:38. > :01:47.played by the referee. Kace still going. He was looking for a Lenjani.

:01:48. > :01:53.He is on the deck. Albania still pushing forward. Embolo now with the

:01:54. > :02:02.opportunity to bring it forward. What a lovely pass. Seferovic! Good

:02:03. > :02:08.saves! Suddenly Albania, having committed to attack, wide-open at

:02:09. > :02:17.the back and the goalkeeper went -- came to the rescue. They would

:02:18. > :02:24.rather have had the free kick. Brilliant save. Excellent saves to

:02:25. > :02:29.smother Seferovic. The goalkeeper has played well after the initial

:02:30. > :02:34.error he made. He settled down after the opening five minutes. Behrami

:02:35. > :02:39.gets a yellow card. The referee brought it back when there was a

:02:40. > :02:42.stoppage to give him a booking. I am sure that Albania would have been

:02:43. > :02:54.more than happy to have a free kick in that position. He'd wasn't

:02:55. > :02:58.injured. As soon as he realised the game was going on, he had to get up

:02:59. > :03:19.and get on with it. Still just the one goal. Goal kick.

:03:20. > :03:22.A lovely pass from Embolo. First contribution since coming off the

:03:23. > :03:32.bench. You heard the reaction of the Swiss fans when he came on. Sess --

:03:33. > :03:39.Seferovic denied by the goalkeeper. He got himself into a good position

:03:40. > :03:40.to smother it. Behrami playing in his fifth major international

:03:41. > :04:05.tournament. His 67th capped today. Sadiku working so hard against

:04:06. > :04:29.you're in Djourou and Rodriguez. -- Johan Djourou.

:04:30. > :04:39.I like Xhaka in midfield. He is no-nonsense, does his job pretty

:04:40. > :04:44.well. I do. Very comfortable in possession. He is prepared to put

:04:45. > :04:46.his foot in as well. Something Arsenal have missed. I think you

:04:47. > :04:58.will fit into the midfield very well. -- he will. He saw red cards

:04:59. > :05:12.three times last season. He and his brother had five between them. That

:05:13. > :05:21.was behind by Schar. Albania prepared to travel with the ball.

:05:22. > :05:27.That last pass was overhit to Sadiku. A chance from a set play. A

:05:28. > :05:29.shade over 20 minutes remaining. The first corner of the second half for

:05:30. > :05:44.Albania. Kukeli has settled in very well

:05:45. > :06:03.since moving into the heart of the defence. In the absence of Canada.

:06:04. > :06:19.Sadiku still straining every sinew in pursuit of a goal. Behrami wins

:06:20. > :06:26.it. Lovely feet. Excellent play. Alarm bells might start ringing

:06:27. > :06:31.here. But this time Embolo cannot pick out Seferovic. Wrong option.

:06:32. > :06:32.Rodriguez was screaming at him from the far side. He should be picking

:06:33. > :06:56.him out. Xhaka looking for the run of

:06:57. > :07:04.Rodriguez. Bearish gathers. -- Berwickshire. Albania have done all

:07:05. > :07:08.right, the first game of a major international tournament. Down to

:07:09. > :07:10.ten men. Still not out of it. Prior to going down to ten men, they

:07:11. > :07:27.created problems. Lichsteiner winning his 82nd capped

:07:28. > :07:37.today. Keleti will be coming on for Albania.

:07:38. > :07:48.Albania some of -- need some of their bigger players to show their

:07:49. > :07:54.quality in the final 20 minutes. It is a team largely devoid of star

:07:55. > :08:04.names and game changers. But a great work ethic and spirit among them. No

:08:05. > :08:14.free kick from the officials. The assistant was right there.

:08:15. > :08:32.Mavraj has gone across for Albania. Plenty of red shirts back.

:08:33. > :08:39.Just the four goals all season for him, for Eintracht Frankfurt.

:08:40. > :08:43.Keleti, a target man, their first choice upfront at the end of the

:08:44. > :08:57.qualifiers, is going to come on. We're waiting for the board. Some

:08:58. > :09:02.instructions from De Biasi. Roshi is the man to come off. He saw more of

:09:03. > :09:09.the ball in the first-half than he did in the second. Yes. He worked

:09:10. > :09:18.hard. This just gives them a different attacking outlet. Sadiku

:09:19. > :09:24.has found himself isolated. He has not had the support. Cikalleshi is a

:09:25. > :09:45.classic target man figure. If they do go back to front now,

:09:46. > :09:51.they have not got an isolated figure upfront, Albania. They can go

:09:52. > :10:02.forward and try to get some support from behind.

:10:03. > :10:16.He will be the player to running behind.

:10:17. > :10:20.Albania play France in Marseille next. The second game for the Swiss

:10:21. > :10:27.will be against Romania at the Stade de France. The Swiss finish in

:10:28. > :10:39.nearby Lille against France on the 19th.

:10:40. > :10:54.Embolo. He has got a little something extra. Yes, he has. A

:10:55. > :10:58.little bit of spark. Good strength from Seferovic. He knew exactly what

:10:59. > :11:03.he was trying to do. He was trying to bend it into the top corner. He

:11:04. > :11:10.did not get it right. Another forward run from lip -- Lichsteiner.

:11:11. > :11:15.A change being made by Switzerland. Embolo reflects on the chance. Jim

:11:16. > :11:26.Miley is being replaced by Fabian Frei. -- Dzemaili. He plays in the

:11:27. > :11:29.Bundesliga with minds. He has struggled to hold down a regular

:11:30. > :11:32.spot. Hardly played in the qualifiers. He will get a chance

:11:33. > :11:59.here in what remains of this game. 15 minutes remaining. Good chance I!

:12:00. > :12:09.Side netting. Sadiku. What a chance. He knows it. Brilliant ball from

:12:10. > :12:19.Rosyth. -- Hysaj. The angle was slightly against him. Yann Sommer

:12:20. > :12:26.came out denying a lid. -- came out to narrow the angle. Albania may not

:12:27. > :12:32.get many more between now and the final whistle. He has had a few

:12:33. > :12:37.today. He should have taken at least one of those. Albania still in there

:12:38. > :12:43.fighting and giving the Swiss as difficult a game as they possibly

:12:44. > :12:49.can. In trying circumstances. A man down for more than half of the

:12:50. > :12:54.match. The best two opportunities falling, from their point of view,

:12:55. > :13:02.to Sadiku. One in the first half saved by Yann Sommer. He did not

:13:03. > :13:06.look as if you believed he was going to score. Be chanting the first-half

:13:07. > :13:11.was glorious. The angle was just against him, really. Still expected

:13:12. > :13:21.to adjust his body and get the strike on target.

:13:22. > :13:32.First touch for the substitute. Shaqiri. Who is available. Plenty of

:13:33. > :13:42.freedom on the pitch as well under Petkovic as well, Shaqiri, he'll be

:13:43. > :13:47.loving this. Frei to Embolo. The collected here by Schar. Couldn't

:13:48. > :13:59.quite tiptoe his way past three. Abrashi. Just managing to hold his

:14:00. > :14:06.feet. The referee saw that and bringing the game back. Frei getting

:14:07. > :14:15.a telling off, barely on the pitch for two minutes. Mucky there. Had a

:14:16. > :14:24.little kickout. Abrashi, as he's gone beyond him.

:14:25. > :14:55.Bags of time here for Djourou. Header, collected by Sadiku. Lenjani

:14:56. > :15:00.up against Lichtsteiner. Most of the people in the stadium are Albanian.

:15:01. > :15:07.All of them are screaming for a penalty. At pass was overhit.

:15:08. > :15:10.Lichtsteiner, it certainly looked like obstruction initially. No

:15:11. > :15:19.surprise to hear them screaming for a penalty kick. Away. Just over 10

:15:20. > :15:35.minutes to go. Djourou, now Behrami. Here's Schar.

:15:36. > :15:41.For a central defender he has a good scoring record. Excellent in

:15:42. > :15:47.possession as well, isn't he? He's the player that the Swiss like to

:15:48. > :15:54.step in. Starts their attacks going forward. Behrami goes back in as

:15:55. > :16:00.centre-half. Shaqiri, trying to find a way past Berisha. Gets better the

:16:01. > :16:05.longer the game goes on. It certainly looks like that way. The

:16:06. > :16:11.Albanian crowd who have been quiet are starting to get behind their

:16:12. > :16:21.team again for one big final effort. The last 10 minutes of the game. A

:16:22. > :16:28.change coming soon for Albania. Cikalleshi, a player born in Zurich.

:16:29. > :16:33.He did speak to the coach of Switzerland a couple of years ago

:16:34. > :16:41.and said it was a difficult decision to decide who to play for. Passed

:16:42. > :16:47.Berisha, down he goes. Berisha says he didn't touch him. The referee

:16:48. > :16:54.will not take any action, says there was neither a foul nor a dive. It

:16:55. > :17:00.will be Albania's ball. Kukeli, you can see not comfortable playing

:17:01. > :17:04.second-half. Gets caught out with the movement of Seferovic. No

:17:05. > :17:13.contact, was there? That's what Berisha is saying to the referee.

:17:14. > :17:19.Cikalleshi is coming on. As we watch this incident at the other end of

:17:20. > :17:22.the pitch. This frustrates players much Lichtsteiner has got hold of

:17:23. > :17:28.him. Started on the edge of the penalty area. It's a foul. The

:17:29. > :17:33.referee has to see those incidents. Lichtsteiner got away with it. It

:17:34. > :17:41.was overhit. Le he covered plenty of ground today, Sadiku. He could not

:17:42. > :17:45.have worked any harder. Gashi was urging the Albanian fans in the

:17:46. > :17:49.stadium to lift the volume and try to lift the team. I have been

:17:50. > :17:53.impressed with Sadiku and his movement. Missed two great chances,

:17:54. > :17:59.you have to say that. Shakic into Seferovic. Shaqiri. Referee brings

:18:00. > :18:05.the game back. Albania will have a free-kick. No wonder they are quick

:18:06. > :18:08.to take it. Here it is again. He certainly wasn't offside. Foul by

:18:09. > :18:12.Shaqiri in the centre. Good decision. Just like the last one,

:18:13. > :18:17.wasn't it, from Lichtsteiner. Had hold of his man, he went over. The

:18:18. > :18:24.atmosphere has gone up a notch or two, so has the assistant's flag

:18:25. > :18:31.over on the far side. So that attack was brought to an abrupt halt before

:18:32. > :18:33.it got started. Gashi has certainly got the crowd going. That's what the

:18:34. > :18:53.manager would have wanted coming on. Well man over, Switzerland not quite

:18:54. > :18:56.home and dry in this game. There is a spark about Albania going forward

:18:57. > :19:07.at times, they have looked threatening. I don't disagree with

:19:08. > :19:11.the referee's situation about Cana, but it would have been interesting

:19:12. > :19:16.to have seen 11 against 11 here. Albania may not be the most talented

:19:17. > :19:19.team at this championships, not by a long way, but they would be a

:19:20. > :19:23.difficult team to play against. In this second-half it was a chance for

:19:24. > :19:29.Switzerland to go and set a mark, or lay a marker down for the

:19:30. > :19:33.tournament. Fabian Frei with the shot. Took a deflection on the way.

:19:34. > :19:42.Switzerland haven't moved the ball quick enough. Haven't got themselves

:19:43. > :19:46.into goalscoring positions. Only the fourth corner of the whole match for

:19:47. > :19:52.Switzerland. It shows it hasn't all been one way traffic by any stretch.

:19:53. > :20:08.Six minutes to go, plus added time. A small amount of sorting out to do

:20:09. > :20:14.by the Spanish referee. Kukeli doing his best to keep tabs on Seferovic.

:20:15. > :20:18.Any number of tussles inside the penalty area. Need not worry as it

:20:19. > :20:23.turns out. Wasn't one of Shaqiri's better efforts. Less said about

:20:24. > :20:43.that, the better. Djourou waiting for it. Schar put

:20:44. > :20:52.under a little bit more pressure than he would have liked. The first

:20:53. > :21:05.touch for the substitute. Rodriguez. Here comes Switzerland with Xherdan

:21:06. > :21:10.Shaqiri. Gashi will be penalised in being over enthusiastic in trying to

:21:11. > :21:12.win the ball. Running like a man possessed, Gashi. Looking to make an

:21:13. > :21:29.impression on the game. Schar joining in the attack.

:21:30. > :21:33.Continuing his run up towards the edge of the penalty area. Might have

:21:34. > :21:42.to get back here if Albania can move quickly enough. Lenjani urged

:21:43. > :21:53.forward. Oh, it's so easy for Sommer. Too easy. Trying to cross

:21:54. > :21:58.that quickly. A couple of options, Lenjani getting forward, Gashi

:21:59. > :22:02.making a run into the area along with Abrashi.

:22:03. > :22:13.Four minutes to go. Can Albania carve out a chance? Will it be

:22:14. > :22:26.Switzerland's day. Fabian Schar was able to hit the ball away. The

:22:27. > :22:31.effort coming in from Abrashi. Great effort from Albania, not done here

:22:32. > :22:39.yet in their first ever match in a major tournament. There's a real

:22:40. > :22:48.chance here. He's onside. Denied by Yann Sommer. Oh, what a chance. What

:22:49. > :22:52.a save. When called upon, he has made good saves today. Clearly

:22:53. > :22:58.onside. Brilliant ball played into him. Gashi, once he's through - oh,

:22:59. > :23:06.so unlucky. There was the chance for the equaliser. Gashi. What a chance.

:23:07. > :23:15.What a chance. Brilliant from Sommer. What a big chance so late on

:23:16. > :23:21.for Albania. He has been told to get back in his box by the referee. Here

:23:22. > :23:32.it is again. Spreads himself well. Such a good save. He timed his run

:23:33. > :23:41.brilliantly as well. A late change. Shaqiri has gone off here for

:23:42. > :23:46.Switzerland to be replaced by Fernandes. Once of Manchester City

:23:47. > :24:07.of course,. Djourou continued his run

:24:08. > :24:17.forward. Embolo bit off more than he can chew. A yellow card for Kukeli.

:24:18. > :24:32.Too quick for him. Embolo there gets a cross. Kukeli, like a scene from

:24:33. > :24:38.WWE that. Embolo picks himself up. Kukeli playing in the heart of the

:24:39. > :24:42.defence following the sending off of Cana in the first half. Walking a

:24:43. > :24:45.disciplinary tightrope in the last couple of minutes of the game.

:24:46. > :24:52.Albania certainly had a couple of chances to get a draw out of this

:24:53. > :24:58.one. Three glorious chances really, Simon. Created some good openings.

:24:59. > :25:02.Will feel hard done by they have not been able to salvage a draw from

:25:03. > :25:08.this game, if it finishes like this. Schar. First touch for Fernandes.

:25:09. > :25:26.Lichtsteiner. Hoping for a Premier League kick, it

:25:27. > :25:37.doesn't come his way. Abrashi, it's a free-kick. Another opportunity

:25:38. > :25:44.potentially here. Abrashi, suffering from cramp a little.

:25:45. > :25:51.Gianni de Biasi need to create a chance. They really need to make it

:25:52. > :25:58.count this time. Too close to Sommer. Poor. That really is poor.

:25:59. > :26:05.Takes a quick free-kick to get it into a better position to cross.

:26:06. > :26:10.Poor ball. He knows his team is not quite home. Three minutes of added

:26:11. > :26:14.time. Switzerland, three minutes away from winning their opening

:26:15. > :26:18.match in a European Championship for a first time. Those Albania fans

:26:19. > :26:27.wondering what might have been unless they can put on a late, late

:26:28. > :26:33.show. Give us some real last-gasp drama. Switzerland are one win in

:26:34. > :26:47.the European Championships in nine previous games before today. Space

:26:48. > :26:54.here Hysaj. Away from Xhaka. Ball clear of Behrami. Gashi out wide.

:26:55. > :27:02.Agolli. Needs to be a decent ball. Header away. Hysaj. Can't get it in.

:27:03. > :27:08.Still with Albania. They are keeping this one finely balanced, right to

:27:09. > :27:10.the final whistle. Good pressure. Behrami sprinting out wide. Doesn't

:27:11. > :27:16.need to go there, just hold your ground. He stood there and then he

:27:17. > :27:25.made sure his opponent wasn't about to run past him. There have been

:27:26. > :27:34.some fouls on Embolo today since he has come on. It isn't the first time

:27:35. > :27:39.he's been flattened, is it? I think, had he got away from Mavraj then,

:27:40. > :27:45.Mavraj wouldn't be seeing him for quite a while. No, too much pace.

:27:46. > :28:01.Knows what he's doing, Mavraj. Beaten for pace, all hands down.

:28:02. > :28:14.In added time in Lens. Into the final minutes. -- minute. Embolo

:28:15. > :28:25.waiting in the centre alongside Seferovic. Fabian Frei did a good

:28:26. > :28:26.job of holding onto the ball. Albania get a throw. Perhaps one

:28:27. > :28:50.last chance. Deep in added time. A free kick for

:28:51. > :29:04.Albania. They really are in the last chance saloon right now. Launched

:29:05. > :29:08.forward. It is the final action of the game. Switzerland when at the

:29:09. > :29:15.European Championships in the opening game for the first time at

:29:16. > :29:19.the fourth attempt, but only just. Fabian Schar with the goal in the

:29:20. > :29:26.fifth minute. It proved to be enough. Albania down to ten. Nine --

:29:27. > :29:32.nine minutes before half-time their captain, like Karnak, sent off for a

:29:33. > :29:39.second bookable offence. -- Lorik Cana. Albania had their moments

:29:40. > :29:44.later on. What a chance for the substitute Gashi. But he was the

:29:45. > :29:50.night by Yann Sommer. He preserved a clean sheet and the three points for

:29:51. > :29:55.Switzerland. The Final Score 1- 02 Switzerland.

:29:56. > :30:07.A big thank you to Simon Brotherton and Kevin Kilbane.

:30:08. > :30:14.If the top two win their next games, they will definitely go through to

:30:15. > :30:21.the last 16. Still hope for Albania and Romania. The four best placed

:30:22. > :30:29.third placed teams will also reach the knockout stage. Danny, at

:30:30. > :30:36.half-time you said Albania had no chance. My word, they came close.

:30:37. > :30:42.Fantastic. I love the spirit. The enthusiasm to try to get back into

:30:43. > :30:49.the game. Good football as well. This is Gashi, three minutes from

:30:50. > :30:55.the end. What an opportunity. It is a poor finish. He is trying to be

:30:56. > :30:59.too precise. Slide it either side of the keeper. Good save, by the way.

:31:00. > :31:06.They deserved something from the game. The performance in the second

:31:07. > :31:13.half with ten men was incredible. A credit to them. What a pass this is.

:31:14. > :31:19.I think Thierry is more sympathetic than me but I think that is a poor

:31:20. > :31:24.Ms. I do not know if it is a poor Ms. The angle was not rise. You

:31:25. > :31:31.always have to hit the target and you have a chance to score. No

:31:32. > :31:37.sympathy for defenders. Why do you create a challenge on a guy when you

:31:38. > :31:43.know he is not going to get the ball. You think it was a penalty? I

:31:44. > :31:50.am saying be a bit more clever. Why do you have to bodycheck him. I

:31:51. > :31:56.don't understand. To go back to the game, Danny was right. If Sarah Fitz

:31:57. > :32:04.was on a good day, he could have had a hat-trick. -- seraph overture.

:32:05. > :32:17.What does Gashi mean in French again? It does not work out for

:32:18. > :32:27.Albania. It was funny for French people. The goal for Switzerland was

:32:28. > :32:31.a mess for the goalkeeper? Yes, a really poor mistake. He wants

:32:32. > :32:39.to take command of his box. The ball is outside the six yard box. It is

:32:40. > :32:45.too far. You cannot come for that. That would have ended up the easiest

:32:46. > :32:51.save he would have made all day. He made some brilliant saves after

:32:52. > :32:54.that. Schar has a couple of goals in qualifying as well. Albania played

:32:55. > :33:00.well with ten men in the second half, but Lorik Cana's sending-off

:33:01. > :33:08.was an important point in the game, wasn't it? Massively. He did not

:33:09. > :33:13.help his side. They were in the ascendancy at this stage. He got his

:33:14. > :33:18.body position wrong, he turned his back. He does not know when the ball

:33:19. > :33:23.is coming. Then he slips. There were a lot of people slipping today. The

:33:24. > :33:33.pitch was not very good. It is a bad decision. Would you say also that it

:33:34. > :33:42.is a straight red? I think it is a straight red. He will only miss one

:33:43. > :33:46.game instead of three. You knew something about putting the ball in

:33:47. > :33:51.the back of the net. Talk is through these three chances for the same

:33:52. > :33:57.player for Switzerland in the second half. Like the wave moves away from

:33:58. > :34:02.the defender. Good touch. -- I like the way he moves away. Ideally you

:34:03. > :34:09.want to keep it low. He told poked it almost. It was a good height for

:34:10. > :34:17.the goalkeeper. Embolo is on his bike. Put the ball on your left foot

:34:18. > :34:21.earlier than that. The composer was not maybe right. He took too long,

:34:22. > :34:31.too much energy, in concentrating on pushing the ball. This is the last

:34:32. > :34:36.one. The positive side is he wants to running behind and it created a

:34:37. > :34:42.lot of chances for himself. There, I think, he was a bit short. He could

:34:43. > :34:47.have taken it around the goalkeeper. If he does not jump over the tackle,

:34:48. > :34:52.that could have been a penalty. One other thing to tidy up. You both

:34:53. > :34:59.think there was a case for a yellow followed by another yellow.

:35:00. > :35:05.Cynical man, wanting people sent off! First of all he pulled the

:35:06. > :35:19.shirt of Behrami. If the referee allows it to go, that is a yellow.

:35:20. > :35:26.That is another yellow. Chris Baird, back in September, was similar. This

:35:27. > :35:38.was a second, so I think it saved him. You two are so cruel!

:35:39. > :35:48.I was wondering could it have been two yellows? Why not? If you are

:35:49. > :35:54.acknowledged the first foul, what about the second? What about those

:35:55. > :35:57.teams going forward. -- Chumak I said before the game it was not

:35:58. > :36:05.going to be two easy games for France. We saw with Switzerland and

:36:06. > :36:11.Albania. I was more impressed by Albania than Switzerland. I agree.

:36:12. > :36:16.We are two games in. Plenty more football to come. We will have live

:36:17. > :36:22.coverage of Poland against Northern Ireland tomorrow from about 4:15pm.

:36:23. > :36:26.It has been lovely spending the afternoon with both of you. Enjoy

:36:27. > :36:32.the fun and games as well, and those chocolates. Switzerland have started

:36:33. > :36:38.their campaign with a win. England play later. Next up it is Wales. The

:36:39. > :36:47.dragon has been asleep almost 60 years, time to give it a poke.

:36:48. > :36:59.You labour, sleeping. Forgotten by the outside world.

:37:00. > :37:07.Nothing would wake you. The dragon...

:37:08. > :37:14.Something I stirred in you. Spread your wings.

:37:15. > :37:19.Captain, it's d'Artagnan. There's a riot in Saint-Antoine.