Switzerland v France

:00:08. > :00:10.# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire

:00:11. > :00:13.# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie

:00:14. > :00:17.# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires

:00:18. > :00:21.# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi

:00:22. > :00:28.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

:00:29. > :00:35.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

:00:36. > :00:43.# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent

:00:44. > :00:49.# Quand soudain, je me retourne, il se recule,

:00:50. > :00:57.# Et la foule vient me jeter entre ses bras...

:00:58. > :01:14.Good evening. It is time to check out the host nation once again.

:01:15. > :01:29.It is time for kick-off. France come so close! Giroud attack and scores.

:01:30. > :01:38.The referee gives the penalty. 1-1. What a wonderful goal! The

:01:39. > :01:44.late, late show for the hosts. Switzerland ahead. Inside the first

:01:45. > :01:50.five minutes of the game. There was a shirt tug in there and a

:01:51. > :01:56.penalty given. He schools again against

:01:57. > :02:01.Switzerland. 57 minutes on the clock, better get

:02:02. > :02:07.on with it. We are about to go into the final

:02:08. > :02:09.five minutes and still we await our first goal. Still time for a chance

:02:10. > :02:23.or two. A header from Griezemann saves the

:02:24. > :02:32.day for France. He is the hero of the hour! Two goals right in the

:02:33. > :02:39.death. Two wins out of two, albeit very, very late.

:02:40. > :02:51.France take on Switzerland in Lillle knowing they will be top of the

:02:52. > :02:53.group if they win. A draw for Switzerland guarantees qualification

:02:54. > :02:58.that would see them through to the second round of the year rose for

:02:59. > :03:04.the first time in their history. Switzerland versus France is our

:03:05. > :03:13.live game here on BBC One. Over on BBC Four, the spotlight is on Lyon

:03:14. > :03:18.where Romania take on Albania. Romania could steal second spot and

:03:19. > :03:24.see the Swiss sweating on a place in the last 16. A win for Albania would

:03:25. > :03:29.take them into third place and eliminate Romania. It is all pretty

:03:30. > :03:33.complicated and comes as a result of Uefa Annex band in the compensation

:03:34. > :03:38.to accommodate 24 teams. The bottom line is France are already through

:03:39. > :03:45.and will win Group A as long as they avoid defeat tonight. Here with us,

:03:46. > :03:49.Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Rio Ferdinand. I will start with you,

:03:50. > :03:55.Thierry. France have already guaranteed a place in the last 16

:03:56. > :04:00.but where is the incentive for winning the group? It is massive. If

:04:01. > :04:10.you want to go to the final, it will make it an easier path. One thing I

:04:11. > :04:16.am looking for today is to be more secure, or have more of a sure thing

:04:17. > :04:21.about the game. We have seen them playing in the first game,

:04:22. > :04:27.struggling in terms of the way they play. And in the second game, the

:04:28. > :04:30.same thing. So far, my little question mark on where they were in

:04:31. > :04:37.the competition and that did not mean anything. We had two first

:04:38. > :04:40.games, we did not play really well. We did fight because we were at home

:04:41. > :04:46.but let's stay on a positive note and hopefully they can play better.

:04:47. > :04:57.It is an old adage, how you finish a tournament, not necessarily how you

:04:58. > :05:00.started, Rio? It is, but momentum is key in a tournament. You want to

:05:01. > :05:02.carry through. Like Thierry I am not totally convinced. Pogba and

:05:03. > :05:08.Griezemann were the huge stars of the group that everyone were

:05:09. > :05:12.expecting great things from. Griezemann came on and changed the

:05:13. > :05:16.game with a goal but I think there is still much improvement. A

:05:17. > :05:21.talisman being Payet. He is the shining light in his team. If they

:05:22. > :05:30.improve they have a chance, have another home advantage is a key

:05:31. > :05:32.aspect. I hope we don't get a carve up here, I think it is 24 years

:05:33. > :05:39.since Switzerland actually beat France? I think it will be a good

:05:40. > :05:42.game tonight. France will want to win all their games. There were some

:05:43. > :05:45.great goals from Payet, who has been the player of the tournament, but

:05:46. > :05:49.they will want to carry that momentum, they will want to make a

:05:50. > :05:53.point to say, we are in the tournament, we are here to win it. I

:05:54. > :05:58.think Switzerland on four points, they should have enough anyway, but

:05:59. > :06:02.they will be dangerous opponents. Both their goals have been set

:06:03. > :06:10.pieces. France always beat Switzerland, don't they? Usually!

:06:11. > :06:16.Tonight's game takes place 200 kilometres north of Paris in the

:06:17. > :06:24.Stade Pierre-Mauroy. As you can imagine, it is packed to the

:06:25. > :06:40.rafters. Soaking up the rafters are Jason Mohammad and Zinedine Kilbane.

:06:41. > :06:46.Zinedine Zidane does not have a Division 3 winners medal! Every

:06:47. > :06:51.stadium, wherever I have been, it has been like this. I went to the

:06:52. > :06:58.last France game down in Owain Taylor near, what an atmosphere.

:06:59. > :07:04.Nervy times, a fabulous atmosphere. Travelling around, talking to the

:07:05. > :07:06.fans and journalists alike, there is a growing feeling this is their

:07:07. > :07:13.year, not only winning tonight but winning the Championship? They are

:07:14. > :07:17.favourites but the two performances haven't been great. Spain are slight

:07:18. > :07:22.favourites now but there is growing momentum. They will get better and

:07:23. > :07:27.better. The supporters I have met along the streets and the cities I

:07:28. > :07:33.have been in, they think this is their year. In a news Conference

:07:34. > :07:46.this week, Didier Deschamps said he is not surprised by the way N'Golo

:07:47. > :07:50.Kante and other players have taken to international football. Didier

:07:51. > :07:55.Deschamps has a way of introducing players to make an impact on the

:07:56. > :08:02.game. Griezemann made an impact off the bench. Hopefully, for France, he

:08:03. > :08:07.can do the same again. The Swiss players looked remarkably relaxed

:08:08. > :08:24.and focused. They can strike a psychological blow? They will have a

:08:25. > :08:30.lot less position. I think Breel Embolo will make an impact. Neither

:08:31. > :08:37.Wales nor Ireland are playing tonight so we can enjoy the match.

:08:38. > :08:40.England take on Slovakia in Saint-Etienne tomorrow knowing one

:08:41. > :08:44.more win will leave them top of Group B. We can hear the thoughts of

:08:45. > :08:52.Chris Smalling who has been talking to Gabi Logan.

:08:53. > :09:01.Congratulations on the victory over Wales. Was it tough not to get

:09:02. > :09:09.caught up in the trash talk. You all seemed to be very calm. Was it a

:09:10. > :09:15.concerted effort? There was the hysteria but we kept very composed

:09:16. > :09:20.and we let our feet do the talking on the pitch. Could you have a say

:09:21. > :09:24.in that? When the winner came in, you could see the subs and the

:09:25. > :09:29.coaching staff really live that moment. There was only one member of

:09:30. > :09:38.the coaching staff who made it into the melee. Why use a prize to see

:09:39. > :09:46.Gary Neville on top of you? , No, I wasn't. You could see the passion

:09:47. > :09:51.which overrides everything. What is it like being one of three centre

:09:52. > :09:58.halves in this squad? Some people think it is a strange choice of Roy.

:09:59. > :10:02.Do you have to wrap yourself up in cotton wool? Not really, my game is

:10:03. > :10:10.one that is very much aggressive and I like to be on the front foot so I

:10:11. > :10:15.try and play my game no matter what. A lot of worries were towards the

:10:16. > :10:20.defence. It gees you one little bit more, we are the men who were chosen

:10:21. > :10:26.and you have to prove that. When you step off a bus and your knee had a

:10:27. > :10:32.bandage on it and everyone jumps on that potentially as an injury and

:10:33. > :10:37.you realise everyone is fearful? It is nice to be cared for. I had so

:10:38. > :10:40.many messages from friends and family but that was almost normal

:10:41. > :10:49.recovery for me to make sure I am tiptop for the next match. It is a

:10:50. > :10:52.win for St George over the dragon. I think everyone was a bit more

:10:53. > :10:58.relaxed because we had got that win but it is about moving on now to

:10:59. > :11:03.make sure we can finish that job and finish top of the group. What did

:11:04. > :11:09.you make of Slovakia? Very unlucky in the first game. They have two

:11:10. > :11:17.attacking winners. They need a result. At some point they will have

:11:18. > :11:21.to come out and attack. Well, I suppose, Rio, England's

:11:22. > :11:28.defence have not been overly tested in the first two matches? They

:11:29. > :11:31.haven't been tested. It has been a great introduction. That is the area

:11:32. > :11:35.everyone was worried about. They have got themselves into the

:11:36. > :11:40.tournament and got a bit of confidence now. Hopefully, they can

:11:41. > :11:44.continue. Chris Smalling is the first centre-half won the team

:11:45. > :11:50.sheet. It is his time to take the opportunity which he has been given.

:11:51. > :11:55.Communication is his biggest area to improve on. He has to communicate

:11:56. > :12:00.and be the commanding centre-half he wants to be. As for the other end of

:12:01. > :12:06.the pitch, Roy Hodgson is spoiled for choice in many ways, Thierry,

:12:07. > :12:14.there are a lot of powerful, inform goal-scorers, so who would you go

:12:15. > :12:19.for? I would go right now, I would leave came in there. You will need

:12:20. > :12:28.him to score a goal and you will need that guide to win the

:12:29. > :12:41.tournament. And Sterling, at one point, you are playing with a

:12:42. > :12:45.winner. Lallana comes inside, that allows Walker going forward. If you

:12:46. > :12:49.have a winner who does not beat anyone, it is almost too easy to

:12:50. > :12:55.defend, so if you have a guy who can come inside and allow Danny Rose to

:12:56. > :13:01.be the Danny Rose of Tottenham, I think the problem is sterling on the

:13:02. > :13:08.left is not being productive. You have got Kane, Sturridge, Vardy... I

:13:09. > :13:22.would start storage and Vardy. -- Sturridge. As harsh as it is an

:13:23. > :13:26.Harry Kane, no chances, he must have been sitting on the bench in the

:13:27. > :13:29.second half thinking, you could have put someone on with me upfront to

:13:30. > :13:33.give someone else the chance to running behind and let me have the

:13:34. > :13:43.chances. It would have been a frustrating half for him looking on.

:13:44. > :13:47.Vardy upfront. Sturridge one side, I would sit Rooney in behind at the

:13:48. > :13:52.top of the diamond. We have all been in that situation where you do not

:13:53. > :13:58.know what is happening. If Sturridge and Vardy starts, Roy has to have a

:13:59. > :14:02.discussion and ensure him that he is still part of that squad and

:14:03. > :14:07.believes in him. I think the way Vardy and Sturridge came on, that is

:14:08. > :14:12.a sign to show Harry Kane, listen, you can be back in the team, it is

:14:13. > :14:17.your turn, the roles are reversed. And even if he is left on the bench

:14:18. > :14:22.he has the chance to come on. That discussion is key. I remember myself

:14:23. > :14:28.being on the bench and people don't explain to you why, when you have a

:14:29. > :14:32.certain pedigree, it is not always easy to understand. I know you will

:14:33. > :14:40.say Harry Kane is still young will stop I think he should go with cane

:14:41. > :14:43.because he will be where he needs to be. Meanwhile, Wales are focused on

:14:44. > :15:00.their clash with Russia in Toulouse. Daniel Sturridge! Storage Scarlets,

:15:01. > :15:03.injury time is England's this time. It's a win for St George and defeat

:15:04. > :15:08.for the Dragon. Ashley Williams watched and all most

:15:09. > :15:13.guaranteed place in the next round slip away in the dying seconds. This

:15:14. > :15:19.man is not deterred. Ashley Williams, the captain, the rock.

:15:20. > :15:24.Right at the end of the game you all went into a big huddle just by the

:15:25. > :15:27.Wales fans, what was said? Just what we really wanted to say, don't walk

:15:28. > :15:31.off the pitch with your head down and be proud of what we've achieved

:15:32. > :15:35.so far, especially for the fans not to see us trudging off the pitch and

:15:36. > :15:39.everything is doom and gloom. From then we moved on to Russia and fully

:15:40. > :15:42.focused for that and getting your mind as sharp as it can be for the

:15:43. > :15:47.Russia game. This is the biggest career of our lives, we will have

:15:48. > :15:51.our game plan, which I will not tell you, we know a draw might be enough

:15:52. > :15:56.but we don't want to risk that and we want to go out and play. He's

:15:57. > :15:59.obviously a personable guy and everybody gets on with him in the

:16:00. > :16:03.team and he's a good laugh, whichever team he's in his generally

:16:04. > :16:07.the loudest. If you are going to lead the team you have to be vocal

:16:08. > :16:10.but also lead the team on the pitch and your performances have to be at

:16:11. > :16:20.the same level and he's been able to do that. As Lee Williams -- Ashley

:16:21. > :16:24.Williams. Some people call you the rock, how do you see yourself as the

:16:25. > :16:28.captain? Just try and be there for some of the younger boys, help them

:16:29. > :16:32.out, and try and think how I can be a better leader. If I asked the

:16:33. > :16:36.other guys to describe you, how would you like them to describe you?

:16:37. > :16:42.What I'd like or what they would say? What you would like. Positive,

:16:43. > :16:47.I'm always trying to be positive and hopefully they would say that he

:16:48. > :16:52.does his best in whichever way he can, I suppose. Who calls him the

:16:53. > :16:58.rock? Who started that one? Who calls him the rock?

:16:59. > :17:04.What do you think they would say? He's loud and of noxious and

:17:05. > :17:08.annoying. Catriona Jones putting the

:17:09. > :17:10.questions. You know him well, he's a great leader and there was a great

:17:11. > :17:15.example of that when they gathered the team together in a huddle. He's

:17:16. > :17:22.not afraid to get people on the pitch and grab them and shout and

:17:23. > :17:25.berate people but he will go in the hotel and sick people down and talk

:17:26. > :17:29.and identifies people who need that. Speaking to him and a number of the

:17:30. > :17:33.players in the squad they are really thankful to have him in the squad.

:17:34. > :17:35.It is quite a young squad and there are young players who need to be

:17:36. > :17:39.manoeuvred and pushed around to enable them to have the success and

:17:40. > :17:44.platform they've had so far. You can hear full commentary of

:17:45. > :17:49.England- Slovakia on Radio 5 live from 8pm tomorrow, while Wales

:17:50. > :17:57.against Russia will be simulcast on radio five on the sports extra and

:17:58. > :18:03.radio Wales. Rio will be joining 606 for a special at 10pm and highlights

:18:04. > :18:07.will be at 10:50pm on BBC One. Great scenes outside the studio, where

:18:08. > :18:12.just in front of the Eiffel Tower we have the fan Park. It's probably the

:18:13. > :18:16.biggest crowd we have seen so far. The station are in action. Look at

:18:17. > :18:24.that, tens of thousands of people have packed in on the first really

:18:25. > :18:30.balmy evening we had in Paris since the start of the tournament. Let's

:18:31. > :18:34.see how the teams line up, and much changed French 11, Hugo Lloris leads

:18:35. > :18:39.his country for the 54th time, equalling the record held by his

:18:40. > :18:43.coach Didier Deschamps. Despite five changes, the back four remains the

:18:44. > :18:47.same for the third successive match. Paul Pogba is restored to the

:18:48. > :18:52.midfield, Kante and Matuidi are given the night off, so Janko by and

:18:53. > :18:57.Moussa Sissoko come in. Dimitri Payet and Dmitri Dunne Giroud are

:18:58. > :19:05.also rested, Griezmann returns after his goal against Albania and Gignac

:19:06. > :19:12.was the top scorer in his league this season. Yahn Sommer

:19:13. > :19:16.was the top scorer in his league has conceded just one goal in the

:19:17. > :19:20.games, former Arsenal man Djourou wins his 63rd cap. Behrami has been

:19:21. > :19:25.passed fit after a knee injury and he plays alongside Arsenal's new

:19:26. > :19:30.midfield recruit Granit Xhaka, who's made 196 successful passes so far.

:19:31. > :19:35.19-year-old Embolo is brought in for the misfiring Seferovic upfront and

:19:36. > :19:38.Shaqiri keeps his place despite two indifferent displays so far. Perhaps

:19:39. > :19:44.the most interesting inclusion at the moment is Pogba back in the

:19:45. > :19:48.midfield for France because he's created quite a few headlines for a

:19:49. > :19:51.variety of reasons. He's the talk of the Town at the moment. I think

:19:52. > :19:56.tonight he will play on the left where he is more comfortable that's

:19:57. > :19:59.where he plays with Juventus in the partnership he has with Patrice

:20:00. > :20:03.Evra. One thing that is interesting that the French team is the midfield

:20:04. > :20:06.from the first, second and obviously tonight, it hasn't been the same.

:20:07. > :20:13.The strikers also. Only thing we know and are kind of sure about is

:20:14. > :20:17.the back four and goalkeeper. Does that concern you, when juggling the

:20:18. > :20:21.side and making changes, it doesn't help familiarity although it gives

:20:22. > :20:25.everybody a game. It does but what it doesn't do, I think it will be

:20:26. > :20:29.one of the first times in the competition that a team will arrive

:20:30. > :20:34.in the last 16 and not having really an idea of who is going to start and

:20:35. > :20:41.of the formation also. It's a bit tricky, but this one is a bit more

:20:42. > :20:45.than expected, that he was going to rotate and change the guys on a

:20:46. > :20:50.yellow card. That's the thing that Pogba went through against Romania,

:20:51. > :20:53.he was trying a bit too much at times and when he does this, in the

:20:54. > :20:57.same situation, controls the ball around three players but this time

:20:58. > :21:00.he's going to keep it simple and look forward and see the run of

:21:01. > :21:04.Samia, that is all he has to do, let the game come back to you and play

:21:05. > :21:10.it simple. We all know what he can do. He can do this also, but did he

:21:11. > :21:17.really have two role that ball and pass that ball? A bit too much of a

:21:18. > :21:21.showman at times? Yes, just keep it simple, do what you are good at, he

:21:22. > :21:25.does this for Juventus, later in the box he could have scored. Didier

:21:26. > :21:29.Deschamps took him off and he didn't like it, obviously. But that he does

:21:30. > :21:33.ever so well, he could have scored and I love that one, people forgot

:21:34. > :21:38.that he started that and I would have loved to be at the end of the

:21:39. > :21:43.ball, I'm sure Gary and Alan the same. But that's what he does and

:21:44. > :21:49.what he should do every single time. One of the things about him, he's

:21:50. > :21:55.young, do you think he knows what he is yet, Frank Lampard is a

:21:56. > :21:57.goal-scoring midfielder, Kante a defensive midfielder, Vieira,

:21:58. > :22:02.all-rounder, what do you think he is? He is young, you said it

:22:03. > :22:09.yourself, you still trying to find what he's good at. One of the things

:22:10. > :22:16.is, he's OK at everything. He can roll, he can be a striker, does he

:22:17. > :22:24.score a lot of goals? Not yet, does he pass a lot? Not yet. With all

:22:25. > :22:27.know he has the potential. It is a nice pressure to have. Because I

:22:28. > :22:30.want him to do well, the whole country wants him to do well and he

:22:31. > :22:34.has quality and everybody thinks he's a great player. I still think

:22:35. > :22:38.he's a great player and hopefully for us he will deliver. Is making

:22:39. > :22:43.changes, Griezmann is back, he's shown what he is, brave enough to

:22:44. > :22:46.bring players on, leave them off and substitutions. He didn't play

:22:47. > :22:50.particularly well in either game but that is a good sign, when not

:22:51. > :22:53.playing well and winning. They have matchwinners in their team. My only

:22:54. > :23:00.concern with leaving the players out tonight is that for, five days ago

:23:01. > :23:06.they didn't win the group, and if they leave it tonight 11 or 12 days

:23:07. > :23:10.in a tournament without a match, trying to build momentum, that is

:23:11. > :23:15.not healthy. Griezmann is a fantastic player. 32 goals for

:23:16. > :23:18.Atletico this season. Who left him out and responded in the right way

:23:19. > :23:21.and brought him on in the second game and he got a very good header.

:23:22. > :23:27.I love his enthusiasm to get in the box and get on the end of things. As

:23:28. > :23:33.for Switzerland, their star man is Arsenal's new signing, Granit Xhaka.

:23:34. > :23:37.I suppose if anyone can... ?30 million, so I is our on him and the

:23:38. > :23:40.Arsenal fans will be looking to see what is coming to the Premier

:23:41. > :23:44.League. He has nice feature, he's a good passer and likes to control the

:23:45. > :23:49.game, controls the midfield area. The only thing that worries me for

:23:50. > :23:52.coming to the Premier League is his disciplinary record. In three

:23:53. > :23:57.seasons he has 36 yellow cards and five red cards, so he will have to

:23:58. > :24:02.curtail that. He certainly will. The teams are coming out. There is live

:24:03. > :24:06.coverage of Romania against Albania on BBC Four. Here on BBC One, it is

:24:07. > :24:12.Switzerland versus France. Your commentary team in Lille, Danny

:24:13. > :24:16.Murphy and Jonathan Pearce. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Gary. Good

:24:17. > :24:22.evening. Sunshine, Tricolore and cowbells can sounds like a 1960s

:24:23. > :24:32.Eurovision Song Contest entry and not a good one. The fans have been

:24:33. > :24:37.making the hour-long walk down to the stadium. The roof is open to a

:24:38. > :24:45.movie evening sky. The teams are about to walk out and they didn't

:24:46. > :24:50.train here last night because they -- the pitch they will will count on

:24:51. > :24:55.two was too heavy. Uefa didn't want them to damage it. The runners-up of

:24:56. > :25:00.this group could face Germany Rob Holland in the round of 16. The

:25:01. > :25:04.Swiss only need one point to make second place safe but they say they

:25:05. > :25:08.won't be caution, they have never beaten France in a competitive

:25:09. > :25:12.international. France have a 100% record in 2016. The Swiss have never

:25:13. > :25:16.made it into the Euro knockout stages. The French on the other hand

:25:17. > :25:19.have made the quarterfinals in at least four of the last five

:25:20. > :25:24.tournaments, and despite the changes they will start very much as

:25:25. > :25:29.favourites. That debate has raged in the media for the last two days,

:25:30. > :25:33.should he make changes, Didier Deschamps am the manager? If he does

:25:34. > :25:36.make changes, would he risk losing momentum as Alan has said in the

:25:37. > :25:52.studio? Here come the anthems. # Dich, du Hocherhabener,

:25:53. > :26:04.Herrlicher! # Gott, den Herrn,

:26:05. > :26:39.im hehren Vaterland # The Swiss Psalm. Only scored two so

:26:40. > :26:43.far, both from set pieces. France under Didier Deschamps have not been

:26:44. > :26:50.good at defending set pieces. What they have been good at, the players,

:26:51. > :26:51.the management and every fan in the ground, singing of the national

:26:52. > :27:51.anthem. The President is here, the fervour

:27:52. > :27:55.of a nation has picked up a lot quicker in these European finals

:27:56. > :28:03.behind France than it did behind the country in the World Cup of 1998, I

:28:04. > :28:08.can tell you. They look a confident side. They have pace in key areas.

:28:09. > :28:12.Switzerland make the one change to try and get to the knockout stages

:28:13. > :28:16.for the first time, teenager Embolo gets only his second international

:28:17. > :28:22.start in place of Sue Berelowitz, who has missed too many chances.

:28:23. > :28:29.Embolo has pace but his runs have lacked guile, imagination and a

:28:30. > :28:34.little bit of experience. -- Seferovic. The players on yellow

:28:35. > :28:37.cards include Xhaka, who has a poor disciplinary record. The boys were

:28:38. > :28:44.talking about that in the studio. The referee is Damir Skomina and he

:28:45. > :28:52.was in charge of the 3-2 win over Sweden of England in 2012. He's

:28:53. > :28:58.taken over the Russia- Slovakia game in this tournament and produced just

:28:59. > :29:00.one yellow. There is the Swiss canton Stephan Lichtsteiner joining

:29:01. > :29:05.the other record equalling French captain Hugo Lloris. Deschamps joked

:29:06. > :29:09.yesterday that he would take the captaincy away from Lloris so he

:29:10. > :29:14.wouldn't equal his record of 54 games as captain. Well, five changes

:29:15. > :29:18.has raised eyebrows in the French commentary boxes, as we expected

:29:19. > :29:23.them to take no risks with Kante and Giroud on yellow cards, allowing

:29:24. > :29:31.Gignac and Cabaye to get their first starts. Sissoko former Tweedie had

:29:32. > :29:34.been discussed but Coman is staying in and Payet dropping out, Coman

:29:35. > :29:38.played well the other night but Payet dropping out is the surprise

:29:39. > :29:51.for the French, especially given he is a formerly from a Lille player.

:29:52. > :29:55.Yellow cards against Kante and Giroud. As Alan said there is a big

:29:56. > :30:02.gap between this game and the next match should France go through a six

:30:03. > :30:11.days and then another six days to what would be a Deschamps semifinal.

:30:12. > :30:18.A long time to rest or lose momentum? It will be France

:30:19. > :30:23.nominally on the team sheets as the away team tonight in the change

:30:24. > :30:26.strips to get us off and underwear kicking from right-to-left in the

:30:27. > :30:32.first half, what will happen, Danny Murphy? -- underway. A good game, I

:30:33. > :30:37.hope. I listened to the chaps talking about the changes and Gary

:30:38. > :30:40.Madine good point about building up partnerships and relationships

:30:41. > :30:44.between players which can take time. If you ask somebody like Dimitri

:30:45. > :30:48.Payet, would he rather play for us it on the bench he'd rather be out

:30:49. > :30:53.there and I'm surprised at that. It is different if some buddy has a

:30:54. > :30:56.little knock. I spoke to the French TV commentators around me when the

:30:57. > :31:01.teams were announced and that was the big surprise, they didn't expect

:31:02. > :31:04.Payet after the way he started the tournament, to be rested by that

:31:05. > :31:06.man, who has had plenty of advice from former managers are for and

:31:07. > :31:20.against major changes. There was I thought that Evra would

:31:21. > :31:40.be rested but both full-backs are still in. Sagna started the opening

:31:41. > :31:47.game. Yohan Cabaye was in the Lille double winning side. A roar for his

:31:48. > :31:53.first touch. We will be keeping you up-to-date, don't forget throughout

:31:54. > :31:58.the evening with the Romania against Albania match. France are already

:31:59. > :32:04.through. They need a point to be confirmed as group winners. If

:32:05. > :32:12.Switzerland win, they will top the group and they are guaranteed second

:32:13. > :32:17.places they draw or if Romania fail. A shot deflected away from the

:32:18. > :32:24.former Arsenal centre-back Giroud. Good start from the French, nice and

:32:25. > :32:28.positive. One thing I have noticed, Jonathan, is the players slipping

:32:29. > :32:33.about all over the place on the pitch. The pictures have been

:32:34. > :32:38.criticised. The harshest critic was Didier Deschamps, the French

:32:39. > :32:43.manager, who was furious with the state of the pitch the other day.

:32:44. > :32:48.That was in Marseilles where there had been a heavy metal concert just

:32:49. > :32:54.before these finals. In comes the first corner of the evening. Away by

:32:55. > :32:59.Fabio Schar who scored the opening goal in these finals. This is a

:33:00. > :33:14.promising Swiss break. France caught a little bit on the

:33:15. > :33:20.counter. Cabaye got back. That was sent towards Andre-Pierre Gignac. He

:33:21. > :33:28.has been playing out in Mexico where he has had a good season. This was

:33:29. > :33:34.said they would not just be coming here, it would not be stalemate? It

:33:35. > :33:40.was a good breakaway. Just looking at Breel Embolo being offside there.

:33:41. > :33:49.There was a sloppy ball to the edge of the box. A bright start stop

:33:50. > :34:05.Lloris, his 78th cap in all. There is the Swiss coach, Vladimir

:34:06. > :34:14.Petkovic. He is a Bosnian Croat with a Swiss passport, born in Sarajevo.

:34:15. > :34:23.Pogba heads it forward. He has been an enigma at these finals so far.

:34:24. > :34:32.Too long for Coman. They had such a bright game in their second match

:34:33. > :34:36.where they left it late again. They were dubbed in the local press here

:34:37. > :34:55.as the kings of suspense because of the late goals.

:34:56. > :35:04.Lloris said they want the ball higher up and close to the Albanian

:35:05. > :35:08.goal and it paid off nicely. Blaise Matuidi, who is not in the starting

:35:09. > :35:11.line-up today, said the players discussed at half-time what they

:35:12. > :35:18.would do and he thinks the coach made good changes by going back to

:35:19. > :35:28.4-3-3. Of Stoke has had a great tournament so far. -- Xherdan

:35:29. > :35:34.Shaqiri of Stoke has had a great tournament so far.

:35:35. > :35:41.That would have been a corner. As soon as you raise your boot above

:35:42. > :35:42.knee height in international football, you will always get a free

:35:43. > :36:10.kick. Rodriguez is one of the best left

:36:11. > :36:14.wing-backs in Europe. We have not seen him get forward too much on a

:36:15. > :36:26.four for two, zero Lichtsteiner on the right. So strong normally for

:36:27. > :36:38.their country. Rodriguez likes to get forward.

:36:39. > :36:45.There is plenty of space out there to get forward when Switzerland

:36:46. > :36:50.switched the ball early. It is interesting to see Griezemann and

:36:51. > :36:55.Coman on opposite sides. I thought Griezemann might start on the left

:36:56. > :37:00.side. There is a left that on the right and a right foot on the left.

:37:01. > :37:09.Some managers prefer that to see how that develops.

:37:10. > :37:17.Lichtsteiner does arrive and pound forward. That is what he is capable

:37:18. > :37:26.of, getting up in support with such speed and such power. He does really

:37:27. > :37:36.well there, Adil Rami. A wasted opportunity from Switzerland. A poor

:37:37. > :37:42.ball from Breel Embolo. Laurent Koscielny has been so steady.

:37:43. > :37:50.Lichtsteiner's nickname is Forest Gump because he can run and run and

:37:51. > :38:01.run. Life is like a box of Swiss chocolates. This comes to the near

:38:02. > :38:04.post, they very nearly get it. Just straightaway, Pogba are doing an

:38:05. > :38:17.important job back in there. Sagna was there as well. He watched as big

:38:18. > :38:27.Paul Pogba got it away. A problem here for Switzerland. Schar is down.

:38:28. > :38:33.It comes off Pogba. Giroud I think it is lying on the floor, cannot get

:38:34. > :38:41.a touch. A superb ball in. Schar gets the header. He does not know it

:38:42. > :38:48.is there. We saw in the first game, France get the ball off set plays.

:38:49. > :38:49.Fortunate to be 0-0 still. Sagna was stepping out watching something

:38:50. > :39:08.else. They are strong at set pieces. We

:39:09. > :39:18.know that France have conceded 20 goals from set pieces.

:39:19. > :39:44.Valon Behrami was a bout before the game with a knee injury. He is on a

:39:45. > :40:00.yellow card as well. You can see his shirt being pulled

:40:01. > :40:07.at the bottom of the screen there. Be careful there, Sagna. That is

:40:08. > :40:15.what he is telling the referee. He says it is a penalty. And we have

:40:16. > :40:17.seen them given in these finals. A change of shirt for the

:40:18. > :40:36.International nearing 50 caps. Pogba to Adil Rami. He is in the

:40:37. > :40:44.squad because another player was injured in the build-up.

:40:45. > :40:50.To lose two defenders of their quality was a real blow but Adil

:40:51. > :41:37.Rami is playing well in the squad. Spilled to the top of the bar.

:41:38. > :41:42.Really good play from Andre-Pierre Gignac. Hold the ball up, nice and

:41:43. > :41:45.patient. This is what we like to see. The keeper nearly drops that

:41:46. > :42:02.in. Lucky boy. Incomes that corner. Cabaye's most competitive game of

:42:03. > :42:18.the FA Cup final. Xherdan Shaqiri has been a bit in

:42:19. > :42:22.and out of this competition so far, little bit like he was with Stoke

:42:23. > :42:27.City. He has shown glimpses this season of what he could do, but I

:42:28. > :42:31.think he has only got three goals this season, Jonathan. Foreign man

:42:32. > :42:38.of his talent, that is not enough. He has got to do more in the final

:42:39. > :42:44.third to become a top player. Three goals in a season for an attacking

:42:45. > :42:48.player like him, is not good enough. Only three players in qualifying

:42:49. > :42:59.created more chances in the whole of Europe. He has not done enough here.

:43:00. > :43:09.Coman missed it, sets up Pogba! A lovely saved by summer. -- a lovely

:43:10. > :43:23.saved. That man Pogba again. Get a great

:43:24. > :43:30.strike on his left foot. What a save that was. A strong left hand. No

:43:31. > :43:31.wonder he's being linked with Premier League clubs, clubs like

:43:32. > :43:48.Manchester City. Soma comes and claims but that is

:43:49. > :43:51.not too impressive. A terrific save, two shaky moments so far for the big

:43:52. > :44:09.goalkeeper. A little bit edgy. Lichtsteiner can be an outspoken

:44:10. > :44:13.character. He has spoken about the number of Swiss players who were not

:44:14. > :44:30.born in Switzerland or his players were not born in Switzerland.

:44:31. > :44:51.A good pace about the opening quarter of an hour. Really good.

:44:52. > :45:21.Dzemaili. Deflected up and away and kept in by Hugo Lloris. Dzemaili has

:45:22. > :45:31.had a bright start, although he's been a bit inconsistent in the

:45:32. > :45:35.tournament. Good linkup from Mehmedi and Dzemaili. Couldn't quite get the

:45:36. > :45:46.shot away, but so many players are slipping down there. Still 0-0 in

:45:47. > :45:51.the other game. Northern Ireland, of course, want it to remain like that.

:45:52. > :45:57.A remaining victory would take them on to four points and if they don't

:45:58. > :46:00.finish in the top two in this group four would be enough to send them

:46:01. > :46:09.through as one of the best third placed sides come you would think.

:46:10. > :46:16.There is a scenario tonight that third place in the group could be

:46:17. > :46:22.settled under fair play, or Uefa national team coefficient rankings

:46:23. > :46:27.rule, which means at the end of the game we probably won't have a clue

:46:28. > :46:33.as to who has gone through, not a situation as you would want it.

:46:34. > :46:41.Sissoko strong, Griezmann. Gignac. Lichtsteiner. It bit jittery there.

:46:42. > :46:48.Evra back into the mix. The goalkeeper called. Good pick out

:46:49. > :46:53.from Griezmann, little pull-back to Gignac. I was watching Shah read the

:46:54. > :47:05.run and he did well to get the block, clever defending. -- Fabian

:47:06. > :47:16.Schar. Wraps won an extraordinary game 5-2. 5-0 up by 73. -- France.

:47:17. > :47:28.Pogba goes for it! Clips the bar. That is the Pogba France have been

:47:29. > :47:34.waiting to see. This is the power of the man, a big long stride, terrific

:47:35. > :47:38.strike. Very, very unlucky. He's had three efforts on goal. He looks

:47:39. > :47:47.hungry tonight and like he's trying to prove a point.

:47:48. > :47:57.Mehmedi plays back. Xhaka very rarely wastes a pass, Arsenal fans

:47:58. > :48:12.will relish that. Here is Lichtsteiner. Might have had three

:48:13. > :48:22.already. Djourou Dzemaili is playing very high, higher than he has so

:48:23. > :48:26.far. Against Romania in the first half Xhaka was picking up the ball

:48:27. > :48:33.far too deep and in the second half they moved him forward and work a

:48:34. > :48:39.much more expressive side. Djourou.

:48:40. > :48:47.Misunderstanding there. But Pogba, what a talent.

:48:48. > :48:52.That's a really good strike. I think France was limp's point of view,

:48:53. > :48:56.Behrami was shaking his head a little bit after that, he lost him

:48:57. > :49:00.again. They've got to keep an eye out for him and his runs from deep.

:49:01. > :49:06.Communication between him and Xhaka is crucial.

:49:07. > :49:11.18 months since he last scored a goal for France, against Portugal in

:49:12. > :49:17.a 2-1 win. Here he is again, finding space, and

:49:18. > :49:27.cruising along. Griezmann. A lot of pressure on him

:49:28. > :49:35.in the first game. Gignac. Remember, France 98 so clearly, they were slow

:49:36. > :49:41.to gather momentum, France, but when they did they became an unstoppable

:49:42. > :49:48.juggernaut. Pogba, into the box, two went for it. Gignac got the last

:49:49. > :49:53.touch, not enough powerful stop Djourou just did enough, Pogba again

:49:54. > :49:57.with loads of time on the ball, good delivery in.

:49:58. > :50:02.You can see Djourou nice and strong competing with Gignac, he just does

:50:03. > :50:11.enough. Good defending that from the Swiss centre-half.

:50:12. > :50:30.Shaqiri. Member de staying wide, Rodriguez Lomban overlap comes

:50:31. > :50:38.inside, let's -- he lets go. Coming in off the left-hand side, Mena de.

:50:39. > :50:42.It was worth a go, not a bad effort. He scored three in the U21 European

:50:43. > :50:47.Championships in 2011 when Switzerland were runners-up and

:50:48. > :50:53.scored in a famous victory against Germany in May 2012, the first win

:50:54. > :51:06.against their old foe in almost 60 years. -- Mehmedi. On by Rami.

:51:07. > :51:19.Griezmann took it neatly enough but didn't make good use of the ball.

:51:20. > :51:23.There is Rodri is. That is a foul by Rami on Embolo.

:51:24. > :51:28.The young man is a handful. A very willing runner down those channels,

:51:29. > :51:49.quick, strong. Rami just grabbed hold of him a bit there. Six Embolo,

:51:50. > :51:53.very quick. -- 6'1", Embolo. Djourou and Schar up from the back.

:51:54. > :51:58.But what a terrible free kick. Home and take some Lichtsteiner who is

:51:59. > :52:06.struggling to stay with him. Behrami was the last man to give cover.

:52:07. > :52:16.Griezmann arriving. And keeps it in. Pogba. Yohan Cabaye. Two came to

:52:17. > :52:24.block, it came off Shaqiri. Rami hesitant, Embolo. The referee says

:52:25. > :52:28.no foul by Koscielny. Good decision.

:52:29. > :52:41.Just the way by Lichtsteiner. The bulk of the Swiss fans in red kind

:52:42. > :52:44.that goal. They are hugely outmanned -- outnumbered but full of noise and

:52:45. > :52:49.spirit and great temperament from what we saw today, Danny.

:52:50. > :52:56.Really good atmosphere, wasn't it? All day and around the stadium. I

:52:57. > :53:06.have not sensed any bad atmosphere at all.

:53:07. > :53:08.Sommer is on his toes. Helped Borussia Moenchengladbach into a

:53:09. > :53:16.Champions League will place this season. Good header away by Embolo.

:53:17. > :53:22.Cabaye again, higher this time, Sommer came. He may be a good shot

:53:23. > :53:25.stopper but he's looked shaky in the air when he's had to make a

:53:26. > :53:28.decision. He has indeed. What I will say is at

:53:29. > :53:34.least he's trying to come but he's got to do better, he's looked shaky

:53:35. > :53:37.on those crosses coming in. France have the decision and the

:53:38. > :53:46.Swiss do not like it at all. You could see Granit Xhaka barking at

:53:47. > :53:51.the assistant referee. Did it glance off the back of his calf?

:53:52. > :53:59.It didn't look like it to me but you've got to get on with it and

:54:00. > :54:02.defend the corner. They have to concentrate and focus

:54:03. > :54:10.again, in comes the corner kick, dangerously whipped in and the head

:54:11. > :54:19.up and over by Fabian Schar. It was whipped in with great pace,

:54:20. > :54:21.wasn't it? Well defended. He helped Hoffenheim steer

:54:22. > :54:27.themselves to safety again this year. In it comes again, looking for

:54:28. > :54:32.Gignac, Schar behind him. Shaky season domestically and looked shaky

:54:33. > :54:44.at times here, the defender, against Gignac, the 30-year-old, six

:54:45. > :54:46.muscleman. -- 6'1". Rami stayed in and lifted his foot too high and he

:54:47. > :55:03.could be in trouble there. He gets a yellow. The foot was too

:55:04. > :55:07.high but it was because he was ponderous about it, thought about

:55:08. > :55:10.it, that's why the referee has given the yellow.

:55:11. > :55:17.He goes for the spectacular volley. I'm not sure that is a yellow card,

:55:18. > :55:19.to be honest. I'm not sure about the seven rolls from the lad who went

:55:20. > :55:23.down. I think it is Mehmedi.

:55:24. > :55:32.Yes. We have seen a little bit of this

:55:33. > :55:39.brandishing of an imaginary card but not that much, not as much as we had

:55:40. > :55:43.anticipated. We haven't seen a great deal of diving, cheating.

:55:44. > :55:48.I think it is a good point you make and a very refreshing one. It really

:55:49. > :55:54.is. The discipline side has been really good. I think the refereeing

:55:55. > :55:58.has been good, generally. The odd bad game here and there but overall

:55:59. > :56:01.really encouraged by the referees' willingness to try and let the games

:56:02. > :56:09.go. At the moment Switzerland have had

:56:10. > :56:19.53% possession. Since their World Cup final defeat against Germany

:56:20. > :56:22.they've won 18 of 23 games. Only one of three countries to have won the

:56:23. > :56:32.Euros as hosts along with Spain and Italy. There was a foot raised by

:56:33. > :56:44.Pogba that caught Behrami who immediately squealed to the referee.

:56:45. > :56:53.It was a little bit higher, free kick, fine.

:56:54. > :57:04.Lichtsteiner. That will be a yellow. He pulled Coleman -- Coman down.

:57:05. > :57:10.Well, it's not going to be a yellow. That's interesting.

:57:11. > :57:16.Coman does well. 50 yards up the pitch he would be giving a yellow.

:57:17. > :57:22.That's the inconsistency that people don't tend to like, but I'm all for

:57:23. > :57:28.keeping players on the pitch. I wonder what Didier Deschamps

:57:29. > :57:32.thinks of this pitch judging the Stade Velodrome so harshly, he

:57:33. > :57:39.called it a disaster. It's the worst I've seen so far,

:57:40. > :57:42.Jonathan. It has cut up a lot from last week. There has been half a

:57:43. > :57:46.dozen times at least when players have slipped.

:57:47. > :57:50.A BBC man was speaking to the groundsman here in the build-up to

:57:51. > :57:54.this. He said it was because the pitch is so new, relayed at the end

:57:55. > :57:58.of the French domestic season. Cabaye Gelling in there. Dzemaili as

:57:59. > :58:07.started the game very strongly for Switzerland. -- getting in there.

:58:08. > :58:12.As opposed the question is, if it is going to be a risk to relay the

:58:13. > :58:21.pitch, make the old one better. Because this really is poor.

:58:22. > :58:25.Dzemaili had a spell with Bolton in 2007-2009, he only made one

:58:26. > :58:31.appearance but he had a cruciate ligament injury during that spell.

:58:32. > :58:34.He's back to his best here. Lichtsteiner into was Dzemaili,

:58:35. > :58:40.little back heeled to Embolo. Straight at Koscielny, who took one

:58:41. > :58:47.for the team. Good move. Clever little touch,

:58:48. > :58:53.wasn't it, from Dzemaili? Embolo, I think, tries a cheeky little toe

:58:54. > :58:57.poke. Koscielny stood there like a rock,

:58:58. > :59:04.he wasn't getting out of the way and took one in the midriff. He could

:59:05. > :59:13.have played for Poland, Koscielny, he was eligible.

:59:14. > :59:19.Shaqiri in. Another poor delivery. Very poor.

:59:20. > :59:22.Such a wonderful qualifying campaign, but it hasn't really

:59:23. > :59:27.happened for him here in these finals. Terrific World Cup in

:59:28. > :59:34.Brazil. He was the first Swiss player since 1954 to score a World

:59:35. > :59:39.Cup hat-trick. Petkovic certainly has faith in him.

:59:40. > :59:45.Gignac. Coman.

:59:46. > :59:52.Right foot cross back into the middle. The French were purring

:59:53. > :59:58.about his display the other day before he went off, Kingsley Coman.

:59:59. > :00:01.He is a real threat, he has good quality, good end product, super

:00:02. > :00:06.delivery. Of course, when you sometimes need

:00:07. > :00:12.summary to get you up the pitch with that pace, he gives them that, as

:00:13. > :00:18.does Martial, who is sitting on the bench tonight. They lacked that in

:00:19. > :00:30.the first game, didn't they? This is Sissoko.

:00:31. > :00:40.Lichtsteiner joining in. It is a good change of pace. Coman has it.

:00:41. > :00:43.Why on earth would you want to send him out on loan for two years to one

:00:44. > :00:52.of their European rivals, Bayern Munich? Staggering. Be paid him for

:00:53. > :00:58.the privilege. Maybe they thought he was not up to the level. He has

:00:59. > :00:59.certainly proved them wrong. Here is proving a few people wrong tonight

:01:00. > :02:01.as well. The French system is quite narrow,

:02:02. > :02:08.this 4-3-3. It means the Swiss full-backs are getting out quite

:02:09. > :02:10.easily. Good possession of the ball. Still no goals between Romania and

:02:11. > :02:44.Albania. Clever defending from Koscielny. I

:02:45. > :02:53.was interested in reading Thierry Henry's, its about Koscielny. -- his

:02:54. > :02:56.comments about Koscielny. Arsene Wenger believes he is one of the top

:02:57. > :03:05.centre halves in the whole of Europe now, Koscielny will stop when he

:03:06. > :03:13.first came, he did not have the confidence he possesses now. He is a

:03:14. > :03:22.leader on the pitch. A good talker, a good leader. There is the

:03:23. > :03:31.handball. Suspected handball, I should say. Nothing in that for me.

:03:32. > :03:37.If France make it three wins on the spin, last time they went to the

:03:38. > :03:42.finals with two wins. They won the title in 84 and 2000. This could

:03:43. > :04:04.well be an awkward night. One of the heroes of 84 was in the

:04:05. > :04:17.media Centre earlier. Very well of midfield player.

:04:18. > :04:29.Obviously, a man of your age could tell me more, I was a young

:04:30. > :04:43.whippersnapper. I played against him. In comes a corner.

:04:44. > :04:59.I remembered Big Ron Atkinson casting the ball square in the

:05:00. > :05:12.penalty area after about two minutes and we were 1-0 down.

:05:13. > :05:20.Evra deflected that away, it is a corner to France. He did not look

:05:21. > :05:54.that comfortable in the air, Sommer. I just noticed on that corner,

:05:55. > :06:00.Switzerland are bringing everyone back to the 18-yard box which is

:06:01. > :06:08.fine but they don't put anyone on the posts. Normally you would cover

:06:09. > :06:14.the posts as well. I'm usual. We are hoping for the 50th goal in Euro

:06:15. > :06:36.2016 tonight. 47 so far. No goals in either game.

:06:37. > :06:47.Griezemann got a touch, nearly came to Gignac. Out by Lichtsteiner.

:06:48. > :06:59.A piggyback ride on the far side of the ground!

:07:00. > :07:22.Both of them were smiling at some stage in that. Another shirt

:07:23. > :07:31.situation. They must be made of paper. Is that the third ripped one

:07:32. > :07:42.we have seen? He will not be able to continue, Granit Xhaka.

:07:43. > :07:51.The youngest player ever to five red cards in the Bundesliga stop the

:07:52. > :07:58.guys in the studio were referring to his dismal disciplinary record. It

:07:59. > :08:06.is looking livelier and livelier. The referee has stopped it.

:08:07. > :08:24.I am not sure what for. He is giving a foul for something.

:08:25. > :08:35.What is that for? I think it was a tiny pull-back. Obviously, they have

:08:36. > :08:36.made a switch with Coman going on the right-hand side. He looks more

:08:37. > :08:51.comfortable over there. The stadium is named after a former

:08:52. > :09:01.mayor of the city and French Prime Minister. If you are wondering why

:09:02. > :09:05.the crowds are not up to the official capacity, a lot of seats

:09:06. > :09:12.are taken out in European and World Cup and every major tournament, to

:09:13. > :09:19.allow a number of media seats to be put in. That is why it is never

:09:20. > :09:26.quite up to the maximum. Cabaye was there. A rare start these

:09:27. > :09:53.days for France. He covers a lot of ground, Admir

:09:54. > :09:57.Mehmedi. He has been in the squad for the last three years now for

:09:58. > :09:59.Switzerland, very consistent and much admired by the coach, Vladimir

:10:00. > :10:15.Petkovic. A decent cross back in towards

:10:16. > :10:46.Embolo. A Sissoko foul. We have seen a great

:10:47. > :10:55.deal of Sissoko in this first half, using that great pace and power

:10:56. > :11:02.driving forward. He is a regular during the friendly matches, only

:11:03. > :11:11.Griezemann played more of appearances for France in the two

:11:12. > :11:12.years. His future at Newcastle seems to have been up for discussion for

:11:13. > :11:50.about the last year. Really good play for Switzerland.

:11:51. > :12:12.They are confident, have grown into the game.

:12:13. > :12:20.Gignac getting his chance today with Giroud rested. He scored against

:12:21. > :12:30.Russia in March in his previous start.

:12:31. > :12:38.He has made strong decisions in his selection of the squad for tonight's

:12:39. > :12:44.game, here's a strong minded man, Didier Deschamps. So much criticism

:12:45. > :12:49.from outside the French camp in the build-up to the World Cup finals but

:12:50. > :12:59.he led the team so magnificently to win the World Cup. Here's the ever

:13:00. > :13:08.captain. -- he is the youngest ever captain.

:13:09. > :13:17.How do you think he will do in the Premier League, Granit Xhaka? He

:13:18. > :13:26.looks like an Arsenal type player. Sprayed the ball there to Shaqiri.

:13:27. > :13:30.Griezemann was there with him. My only slight concern would be his

:13:31. > :13:37.defensive capabilities. He is not a super athlete. From a footballing

:13:38. > :13:54.perspective, very, very good. Patrice Evra has had 76 appearances

:13:55. > :13:56.now for France. Pogba, little dink over the top. The offside flag

:13:57. > :14:32.against Gignac. Xhaka just dropping off a yard. A

:14:33. > :14:36.good ball spun away to Lichtsteiner. Their system is working well. The

:14:37. > :15:12.4321. Albania 1- up against Romania I can

:15:13. > :15:18.tell you. We will see that goal at half-time.

:15:19. > :15:25.That means the group looks like this as it stands, France seven,

:15:26. > :15:29.Switzerland would have five, Albania will have three, keeping alive their

:15:30. > :15:33.hopes of qualifying as the best third placed side. Romania will be

:15:34. > :15:43.going -- would be going home. They are allowing the full-backs to

:15:44. > :16:07.get out so easily. We are in stoppage time. A bright

:16:08. > :16:14.start by France. But Switzerland have dug in. They have dug in. They

:16:15. > :16:19.have stopped those runs by Pogba. And they have grown into behalf,

:16:20. > :16:24.they just need to try and get some decent chances because France have

:16:25. > :16:32.had the better ones. No goals at half-time. A point would suit both

:16:33. > :16:37.countries. Pogba hitting the bar early on for France. The best we

:16:38. > :16:41.have seen will stop another shot from him was pushed up onto the bar

:16:42. > :16:44.by the Swiss goalkeeper. We have had no goals in the first half.

:16:45. > :16:53.Basha STUDIO: Of the 48 goals scored so far only 15 have come in the

:16:54. > :17:01.first half so stick with us, I'm sure it will happen. We hope! It was

:17:02. > :17:06.a disappointing half. Having been impressed with France in their first

:17:07. > :17:12.two games, slow in possession. The pitch is rank. It is slow, bodily.

:17:13. > :17:17.There have not moved the ball quick enough, Pogba has been the best

:17:18. > :17:22.player, couple of long-range efforts -- bobbly. Other than that they have

:17:23. > :17:25.not asked questions of the Swiss defence. Impressed with Switzerland,

:17:26. > :17:29.they made it difficult for them, not going to roll over just need to try

:17:30. > :17:34.and get more men forward when they get the ball in the final third.

:17:35. > :17:38.Best thing we have seen so far Thierry Henry, is this beautiful

:17:39. > :17:42.sunset so far. You have not been overly impressed and frustrated at

:17:43. > :17:49.times. In the first half against Romania we didn't see a good

:17:50. > :17:54.performance or against Albania. Why is that? Talked about it before, we

:17:55. > :17:57.are still trying to find a starting formation, starting XI, it was

:17:58. > :18:00.better from Pogba and I think Kingsley Coman was better but didn't

:18:01. > :18:06.succeed in what he's trying to do but he tried. Cabaye might have been

:18:07. > :18:09.the best player of the first half in terms of stopping the counters of

:18:10. > :18:14.Switzerland and trying to play forward. That was way better from

:18:15. > :18:22.Pogba from what we've seen. How did you read it? My opinion on France,

:18:23. > :18:24.they are going to be a team that will win games through pure

:18:25. > :18:30.individual brilliance, not a team that will pin you in your half and

:18:31. > :18:33.prod and poke you and dictate the game and look for openings like

:18:34. > :18:39.Spain or Germany. They rely on Payet, or Pogba, or Coman, or

:18:40. > :18:43.Griezmann, a moment for those guys to create magic to win.

:18:44. > :18:49.Disappointing to watch and not interesting for the first 45, must

:18:50. > :18:51.say. But Pogba had a couple of brilliant moments. He's been the

:18:52. > :18:55.dominant personality for all sorts of different reasons in the first

:18:56. > :19:01.half, hasn't he? If there was one it was this guy picking the ball up and

:19:02. > :19:08.trying to do something, driving forward, trying to urge his team on.

:19:09. > :19:12.He has had a couple of efforts. This one here is a good strike. I thought

:19:13. > :19:16.he wasted the opportunity and he took it around the defender against.

:19:17. > :19:22.The keeper nearly had a nightmare, it was a decent strike. The second

:19:23. > :19:28.one as well, again, he's the one that is forcing himself to get into

:19:29. > :19:35.the box, to make something happen. Beautiful strike with his left foot,

:19:36. > :19:38.clean strike. Good technique. Yes, good technique. He has good

:19:39. > :19:42.technique with both feet and loves to shoot. Brilliant save from

:19:43. > :19:47.Sommer, it really was. Thierry Henry? I like his desire to go

:19:48. > :19:51.forward today, he's not thinking too much about what he has to do, he

:19:52. > :19:57.does that with Juventus, he tried it, he didn't score but his desire

:19:58. > :20:01.and he is playing with freedom. Is he better doing that or sitting in

:20:02. > :20:06.front of the back four dictating play? It is better when he plays

:20:07. > :20:10.more offensively. He is attack minded, his first thing is to

:20:11. > :20:14.attack. He's a bit all nothing, like you said before the game, he doesn't

:20:15. > :20:18.just like to do the simple things. In this type of situation you have

:20:19. > :20:24.to let the game come to you, play simple and do what you do best. Get

:20:25. > :20:29.to the box and shoot. That is what he's best at, box to box, picking up

:20:30. > :20:33.the ball and driving at the back four. With that bearing down on you,

:20:34. > :20:37.in the back four as a centre-half, seeing him coming at you, he has the

:20:38. > :20:45.ability to put the ball in the top corner. In wide areas he put a nice

:20:46. > :20:49.ball in for Gignac occasionally. He is the one that is trying to do

:20:50. > :20:53.something, lovely ball into my right foot, just moved it, we saw him have

:20:54. > :20:58.a great shot with his left foot that hit the bar. He can do that also,

:20:59. > :21:02.whipping in a decent ball. But they've not really asked enough

:21:03. > :21:07.questions of the goalkeeper. Again, coming out from his own box,

:21:08. > :21:12.creating space, making himself available. I think this is what he's

:21:13. > :21:17.good at, the king of the ball and driving at the back four but the

:21:18. > :21:21.pitch is not helping him. It certainly isn't! There is another

:21:22. > :21:27.example coming up. This is quite amusing when he brings it down. What

:21:28. > :21:35.do you call that? Pogba back? He slips again. He has another go. The

:21:36. > :21:39.new pitches. All of the players are slipping and not just in this game

:21:40. > :21:45.but in a few of the games, the pitches have been very poor. He

:21:46. > :21:49.might need a new shirt as well! Joking apart, we mentioned at the

:21:50. > :21:54.beginning of the game, I also think he's more comfortable playing on the

:21:55. > :21:58.left-hand side of the field. And he played on the right because Matuidi

:21:59. > :22:04.is left footed so they obviously put him on the left, but I think Pogba

:22:05. > :22:09.loves to come back on his right, and saw that, although he smashed it

:22:10. > :22:13.with his left, he's more comfortable on the left. We think the French may

:22:14. > :22:17.be susceptible and have a weakness on set pieces, particularly from

:22:18. > :22:21.corners. There is a weakness that we highlighted in the first game. At

:22:22. > :22:27.the near post, exactly the same position here again, very good ball,

:22:28. > :22:31.near post, get the flick, and fortunate to get away with that. We

:22:32. > :22:35.said that teams might highlight that problem, that issue they seem to

:22:36. > :22:40.have, Switzerland tried to do that, and they were unlucky not to get the

:22:41. > :22:44.gold. Superb ball in but there is an obvious weakness there. It is kind

:22:45. > :22:48.of a weird one because Rami is good in the air, Gignac is good in the

:22:49. > :22:55.air, Koscielny is good in the air and Pogba has a good size so be

:22:56. > :23:02.careful against a big team. Penalty shout for the Swiss? What do you

:23:03. > :23:11.think, Rio? As a defender I would have to say no. You don't think so?

:23:12. > :23:15.I cannot give that, the ball is not in the vicinity to even be looking.

:23:16. > :23:21.The main thing is the quality of the Swiss shirts appears to be... Not

:23:22. > :23:25.getting a penalty for that. You can speak to them if you want. I could

:23:26. > :23:30.call them now! LAUGHTER

:23:31. > :23:37.Never a penalty. It wasn't a penalty. OK, well, let's bring you

:23:38. > :23:42.up-to-date with what happened in the other game in Group A summer Romania

:23:43. > :23:51.and Albania in Lyon, Mark Lawrenson and Simon Brotherton.

:23:52. > :23:58.COMMENTATOR: Foreword by Hoban, and it came off the head of Hysaj. What

:23:59. > :24:04.a fantastic strike that is, difficult skill.

:24:05. > :24:09.Alibec hustling and bustling and driving away, and bullish. Couldn't

:24:10. > :24:14.send that cross underneath the crossbar. That was unlucky, he did

:24:15. > :24:21.well there. Lenjani, better from Albania, Sadiku

:24:22. > :24:26.feeding it through and it could be an opportunity here, into the

:24:27. > :24:31.centre, what a mess! Lenjani, golden opportunity from what would have

:24:32. > :24:35.been Albania's first-ever goal at a major tournament. The paths for the

:24:36. > :24:40.right back was absolutely fantastic, but Matel decided to push up, the

:24:41. > :24:45.left-back, and caused his team a problem. Listen, if you are not

:24:46. > :24:51.going to score them you will not score any. Making tracks ahead of

:24:52. > :24:59.Hysaj here. Matel. Albania keep the pressure on, brilliant play! He's

:25:00. > :25:02.got to pull it back! He's done absolutely fantastically. He's done

:25:03. > :25:09.brilliant to get himself in that position. Now have a look.

:25:10. > :25:19.Unfortunate, such a waste. Hysaj, the playmaker in the side. There you

:25:20. > :25:27.go! Ince was Sadiku and the header! Albania have scored! Armando Sadiku!

:25:28. > :25:33.A towering header into the far corner of the net and an historic

:25:34. > :25:37.moment for Albanian football. The first-ever goal at a major

:25:38. > :25:42.tournament, and they have the lead they deserve against Romania. It is

:25:43. > :25:48.a clever header, headed back the way it came from. He's watching it,

:25:49. > :25:54.watching it, what is the goalkeeper doing, for goodness sake? It is a

:25:55. > :26:01.really, really clever header and exactly what Albania deserves.

:26:02. > :26:06.STUDIO: Gorgeous evening in Paris, spectacular sunset behind the Eiffel

:26:07. > :26:11.Tower. This is how the numbers add up following Sadiku's goal. Good

:26:12. > :26:15.news, obviously, for Northern Ireland fans. That will enhance

:26:16. > :26:21.their chances of progressing to the knockout stage, should it stay like

:26:22. > :26:25.this. Our next live game on BBC One is on Tuesday and it is Northern

:26:26. > :26:29.Ireland. They take on Germany at the Parc des Princes in Paris having

:26:30. > :26:30.beaten Ukraine last time out. Michael O'Neill's men are in

:26:31. > :26:47.confident mood. COMMENTATOR: He left it, good save,

:26:48. > :26:53.tap in! 2-0, Niall McGinn, victory for Northern Ireland!

:26:54. > :26:57.What a night and it is one I will never forget, to share it with my

:26:58. > :27:03.brother was something special. He couldn't speak, he was in tears. I

:27:04. > :27:06.said, why are you crying? With just beating Ukraine. Would like to think

:27:07. > :27:11.we've done enough already but we know how quickly things change in

:27:12. > :27:14.football, so hopefully we'll get another point and secure getting

:27:15. > :27:18.through to the next stage. What a great achievement, we are here

:27:19. > :27:21.against the world champions, stick to the game plan like we nine times

:27:22. > :27:26.out of ten and we come out better off. You saw the other night against

:27:27. > :27:31.Ukraine on how much it meant to the fans, scored the first goal and they

:27:32. > :27:41.didn't shut up from them, then. If we can do that in Paris and keep

:27:42. > :27:46.them bouncing it would be great. COMMENTATOR: The proudest moment in

:27:47. > :27:52.Northern Ireland football history, surely. They've won the group.

:27:53. > :27:57.People turn around to me and say they remember where they were 30

:27:58. > :28:03.years ago. This is what I say to the players, give them something to

:28:04. > :28:10.remember, we beat Ukraine in Lyon. You cannot forget those moments. We

:28:11. > :28:19.will be in for a tough game, full of energy, physically and mentally very

:28:20. > :28:23.strong. It Dunne make it a really difficult and ugly game for them to

:28:24. > :28:31.play in. I'm sure they will not be used to that type of match.

:28:32. > :28:35.STUDIO: We have live coverage of Northern Ireland against Germany on

:28:36. > :28:40.BBC One from 4:30pm on Tuesday and it would be an extraordinary effort

:28:41. > :28:47.if they can do it. If you rather, you can watch Ukraine take on Poland

:28:48. > :28:52.from 4:45pm on the BBC's website. Or via the red button. We have

:28:53. > :28:59.highlights of England- Slovakia and Wales- Russia tomorrow night on BBC

:29:00. > :29:03.One. Let's get the thoughts of Kevin Kilbane in Lille at half-time. He's

:29:04. > :29:07.pitch side with Jason Mohammad. Thank you, Gary. There is a sense of

:29:08. > :29:11.frustration in the stadium because France have been in complete control

:29:12. > :29:14.and not taking any chances. I've been quite impressed with

:29:15. > :29:18.Switzerland and the way they countered against the French. They

:29:19. > :29:21.had a few opportunities, Paul Pogba has been the outstanding player.

:29:22. > :29:26.What about the atmosphere around the stadium when he picks up the ball

:29:27. > :29:29.and drives forward? It is electric. They have failed with the telling

:29:30. > :29:33.pass at key moments. What's been amazing about this crowd is that

:29:34. > :29:38.every Pogba gets the ball there is a of expectancy and they are even

:29:39. > :29:44.chanting his name. It is incredible, as soon as he gets it there is the

:29:45. > :29:47.buzz and electricity. The strike would have been fantastic if he'd

:29:48. > :29:52.stuck it in the top corner and what a goal it would have been. There has

:29:53. > :29:54.been frustration in the stadium, the nervousness we sought midweek

:29:55. > :29:57.against Albania. Above my left shoulder you may be

:29:58. > :30:00.able to see that the pitch is cutting up and officials had been

:30:01. > :30:05.concerned in the days leading up to the match about the pitch. That has

:30:06. > :30:09.been a common theme about the tournament, not many pictures have

:30:10. > :30:13.been very good, we've seen many players slipping over. That has been

:30:14. > :30:17.become and eliminator to rout. They have to sort it out, sort out your

:30:18. > :30:21.footwear, I don't know what you will do about it but it looks poor out

:30:22. > :30:27.there. Kevin and I have been like grumpy old men in the stand, laments

:30:28. > :30:29.in eight final ball quality but a cup of tea and some goals wouldn't

:30:30. > :30:33.go amiss. STUDIO: It baffles me when you see

:30:34. > :30:39.three blokes walking around with those pitchforks as if it will make

:30:40. > :30:43.any difference. Are we going to leave it until the last few minutes?

:30:44. > :30:46.It seems that's the way they will do it. I'd like to see Paul Bob Byran

:30:47. > :30:51.controlling the second half, and finally playing with the freedom --

:30:52. > :30:55.Paul Pogba. That would help him and France a lot. Us of all changes

:30:56. > :30:59.again? That is what Didier Deschamps in the first two games and it worked

:31:00. > :31:04.perfectly, so don't be surprised if he gives it ten minutes and brings

:31:05. > :31:10.on a substitute Court 2. Goals change things. That is what we need.

:31:11. > :31:15.Yes, it is needing a goal. And this guy so that he can get his

:31:16. > :31:19.confidence and we can start to see his full repertoire. Let's see how

:31:20. > :31:25.it goes on the second half with Danny Murphy and Jonathan Pearce.

:31:26. > :31:33.COMMENTATOR: Pogba got a double for Juventus in their title winning

:31:34. > :31:36.season. Cecil and in the red and white get as underweight kicking

:31:37. > :31:41.from right-to-left. Nine of France's last ten goals in the Euros have

:31:42. > :31:47.been scored after half-time -- underway. They should not be any

:31:48. > :31:50.surprise that games between these countries have been tight. Seven

:31:51. > :31:54.goals between the teams in their last meeting in the Brazil World Cup

:31:55. > :32:00.finals, but seven goals in more than they have been in the four meetings

:32:01. > :32:10.prior. Those meetings boasted just six goals. Over the period of time.

:32:11. > :32:25.They have been tight. They have been in the last seven major football

:32:26. > :32:32.finals. Here is Cabaye towards Coman who had a bright first half. Shaqiri

:32:33. > :32:38.switches it away. That was a good ball. Embolo arriving. Koscielny

:32:39. > :32:46.with a backheel. Pogba will stride away.

:32:47. > :32:58.He did the opposite there. A good move from Switzerland. A dangerous

:32:59. > :33:07.break. They are capable of creating chances. They had 19 shots against

:33:08. > :33:17.Romania. They have actually started with Shaqiri in a ten role. It was

:33:18. > :33:28.that man, Shaqiri, who started that move with a first pass. A good

:33:29. > :33:29.positive start from them. They have never beaten France in major

:33:30. > :33:33.tournaments. The French have one at Euro 2004,

:33:34. > :34:02.and the World Cup. Switzerland sending three

:34:03. > :34:08.substitutes out to warm up right at the start of the half. One of them

:34:09. > :34:11.is Michael Lang who came on in the last game will stop here comes

:34:12. > :34:29.Switzerland. Sloppy from Pogba. Trying little

:34:30. > :34:36.skills and tricks in the middle of the park.

:34:37. > :34:46.Shaqiri has come alive at the start of this half. He has had a hand in

:34:47. > :34:47.nine goals in the last nine competitive internationals. Cabaye

:34:48. > :35:09.was there. Sagna away. This is the man the French

:35:10. > :35:15.supporters want to see out there, Payet. One headline in a French

:35:16. > :35:32.newspaper said Payet, given by God. They certainly have been fulsome in

:35:33. > :35:39.their praise. I think he deserves a great deal of praise but that might

:35:40. > :35:43.be a little bit too much! I bet he's disappointed not to be playing. When

:35:44. > :35:50.you are playing so well, you just want to be out there and keep that

:35:51. > :36:06.momentum. Rodriguez. A wonderful atmosphere.

:36:07. > :36:32.Shaqiri could not quite stretch. Griezemann up to Gignac.

:36:33. > :36:49.Xhaka and Valon Behrami to play in the middle of the park. A good start

:36:50. > :37:44.from Switzerland. -- too easy. Offside against Rodriguez? The

:37:45. > :37:49.corners have been awful. They are trying to hit them too hard. Just

:37:50. > :37:58.get them in the middle of the box near the penalty spot. It is not a

:37:59. > :38:00.difficult technique. There are so many big powerful players and wasted

:38:01. > :38:28.opportunities. Valon Behrami is a Watford man.

:38:29. > :38:46.Shaqiri. Rodriguez getting forward,

:38:47. > :38:58.noticeably high and well and early at the start of the second half.

:38:59. > :39:05.What can France do here? A powerful run by Sissoko. Coman is there.

:39:06. > :39:19.Gignac. The first real site we have had of

:39:20. > :39:27.Gignac. Inside on the right foot, strong. A mistake from Valon Behrami

:39:28. > :39:34.there, giving the ball away in the middle of the pitch. He used to be

:39:35. > :39:42.taunted about his weight by rival fans and sections of the media in

:39:43. > :39:45.France, Gignac. There used to be a big Mac for Gignac. The burgers are

:39:46. > :39:59.available. He had to put in a strong tackle

:40:00. > :40:39.because this was a bad error. It must be a sharp stud. I did think

:40:40. > :40:45.I have ever seen that before. Not in a professional game. A good tackle,

:40:46. > :41:05.that is for sure. I wonder whether the Swiss coach has

:41:06. > :41:16.said to Shaqiri, you have 15 minutes or else. It does look that way.

:41:17. > :41:24.Really colourful scenes in the stadium, half of it is blue and red

:41:25. > :41:40.and white. This was fans are in the far corner. -- the Swiss bands.

:41:41. > :42:07.Very nearly came to the edge of the box. Blerin Dzemaili was there. A

:42:08. > :42:09.poor ball. France are struggling at the start of the second half to find

:42:10. > :42:26.any sort of rhythm. That was quick thinking by Lloris. A

:42:27. > :42:32.sloppy start from the French in the second half. No pressing. The Swiss

:42:33. > :42:38.knocking it about. Nice and comfortable. Lloris' fourth

:42:39. > :43:02.tournament now as the French number one.

:43:03. > :43:19.Very strong there. The perfect setup. That was pushed away by Sam.

:43:20. > :43:29.A lovely move. -- pushed away by Sommer.

:43:30. > :43:43.That was an easy save from the goalkeeper. It is their 10th corner.

:43:44. > :44:01.That was a good move. He gets under it.

:44:02. > :44:14.Disappointed with himself. Rightly so. Everyone's favourite pin-up in

:44:15. > :44:20.French football right now. He once had a bad boy reputation,

:44:21. > :44:27.Griezemann. Shaqiri has done well. The referee is totally and

:44:28. > :44:34.impressed. Shaqiri is milking it to his own supporters while France

:44:35. > :44:40.breakaway. A free kick given for the Patrice Evra challenge, I think. He

:44:41. > :44:54.is not best pleased, Shaqiri. He makes the most of it but it is

:44:55. > :45:03.definitely a free kick. I can understand why he is angry.

:45:04. > :45:09.It was the old slip, slop and fly routine that persuaded the referee

:45:10. > :45:41.not to give it. Flip-flop and fly. Pogba, strength again, finesse, and

:45:42. > :45:46.fouled. Really good strength but he didn't need to do the Cruyff turn,

:45:47. > :45:54.the easy pass to Roman was on down the left wing.

:45:55. > :46:16.Sagna, supported by Sissoko. -- Coman. Up and under by Rami.

:46:17. > :46:22.He's had a strong European Championships. He was recalled for

:46:23. > :46:28.the last couple of games before the finals, the friendly warm up games,

:46:29. > :46:32.after being out in the wilderness for three years, Dzemaili. His

:46:33. > :46:40.eighth start the season. Two more than in the previous five years.

:46:41. > :46:46.Back in favour. I think the longer the game is played at this tempo the

:46:47. > :46:51.Swiss will be the happier. I know the French have already qualified

:46:52. > :46:57.but you'd expect them in front of their home crowd to play with more

:46:58. > :47:06.zip and energy and tempo. Albania still lead against Romania

:47:07. > :47:09.1-0 with the Sadiku first half goal. Which means they will finish third

:47:10. > :47:20.in the group if it all stays like this. Lloris kept it in. Important

:47:21. > :47:26.to win the group, the winner of Group A plays the third best team

:47:27. > :47:30.from either Group C, D or E. That could be Northern Ireland, the

:47:31. > :47:40.Czechs, the Croats, the runner in Group A will play the runner-up in

:47:41. > :47:43.Group C, the Germany, Poland group. Strength by Sissoko. Sagna. Sissoko

:47:44. > :47:47.making the forward run and getting in behind and slipping. That is

:47:48. > :47:53.another slip in a costly position by a player. The weather in France,

:47:54. > :47:57.let's give them the benefit of some doubt, has been awful, floods of

:47:58. > :48:00.biblical proportions in the latter few weeks but the pictures have not

:48:01. > :48:05.been good enough. It has not been good with the

:48:06. > :48:16.weather. Here is what they wanted. What a year he has had. Here in

:48:17. > :48:21.Lille he had two years, just under 100 games. They sold him for less

:48:22. > :48:28.than they bore him for two Marseille. Payet has had a chequered

:48:29. > :48:35.past but had a wonderful 12 months with West Ham and France, four goals

:48:36. > :48:39.in his last six internationals. -- than they bought him for. He's been

:48:40. > :48:51.the outstanding player in these finals so far. Coleman Dunne

:48:52. > :48:58.Kingsley Coman departs. What do you make of that? Is about time he had a

:48:59. > :49:03.decent first half, but hasn't really got himself going so far in the

:49:04. > :49:11.second half. Getting Payet on the pitch will lift everybody, won't it?

:49:12. > :49:22.So, on comes the man dubbed this week "The gift from God." Hadi ever

:49:23. > :49:32.been described as that? No. Not even in your own house? No. Certainly not

:49:33. > :49:42.in my own house. -- have you ever been described as that?

:49:43. > :49:47.Dzemaili is there. And forces the corner. Have been by far the

:49:48. > :49:53.dominant side in the second half. They have.

:49:54. > :49:58.Shaqiri needs to take a bit of pace off it, maybe stand one up, do

:49:59. > :50:03.something different. He's been trying to whip the ball so hard into

:50:04. > :50:07.a dangerous area, take something off it and go for more accuracy. Is this

:50:08. > :50:20.the moment that France crack on a set piece? Too much would. -- which

:50:21. > :50:22.-- would. If I was one of his centre halves I'd be going mad at him right

:50:23. > :50:35.now. He has scored important goals in

:50:36. > :50:39.qualifying, Shaqiri. Four in all. Qualifying in England's group, of

:50:40. > :50:46.course. Qualified capably, but didn't look great in the big games.

:50:47. > :50:57.Evra. Payet. Making the stadium, live.

:50:58. > :51:08.Cabaye. Two former Lille players combining there. Koscielny.

:51:09. > :51:14.Lichtsteiner is underneath it. Returned by Xhaka. Koscielny came in

:51:15. > :51:25.leaving Embolo down. Rami, sportingly done.

:51:26. > :51:39.Not much in that. Just a coming together. Very sporting.

:51:40. > :51:41.In this brief lull, what do you make of England tomorrow, what team

:51:42. > :51:45.should they pick? I think he's going to have to start

:51:46. > :51:50.Jamie Vardy and storage, they came on and made such an impression. I

:51:51. > :51:53.think maybe Jack Wilshere might come in for Dele Alli to give him a

:51:54. > :52:00.little breather and freshen things up a little bit. I certainly think

:52:01. > :52:04.it's as strong a squad in the attacking areas as we have had in a

:52:05. > :52:16.long time and fantastic to have such good options. Higher into the box.

:52:17. > :52:19.-- Payet into the box. He's only been a professional

:52:20. > :52:25.footballer for a few years, Fabian Schar. He was a banker. In the World

:52:26. > :52:30.Cup in Brazil he made a couple of appearances as a substitute. Seven

:52:31. > :52:42.of this Swiss team were beaten by France 5-2. Four French survivors.

:52:43. > :52:58.Sagna won that in the air. Here is Yohan Cabaye. He played in that

:52:59. > :53:07.game. Payet. Another slip. That area of the ground in particular is very

:53:08. > :53:11.suspect. I think it is crucial you've got the right footwear on. I

:53:12. > :53:15.know that sounds ridiculous but there are so many different types of

:53:16. > :53:23.studs these days. Sissoko powering on.

:53:24. > :53:28.For a pitch like this that is really wet and coming away underneath as

:53:29. > :53:38.well, you need the longer ones. Not too many players have the longer

:53:39. > :53:42.studs these days. Rodriguez Diaz well under pressure

:53:43. > :53:47.from Sagna. The managers came and looked at the pitch last night. They

:53:48. > :53:58.didn't train on it. It has been dry here today. I can't remember what

:53:59. > :54:01.the weather was like in this part of France yesterday. It's difficult to

:54:02. > :54:05.remember where you are half the time over here.

:54:06. > :54:11.CHUCKLES Griezmann.

:54:12. > :54:15.Cabaye. Sold short by Evra and Behrami is

:54:16. > :54:23.away here to Shaqiri who's had a good second half so far. He couldn't

:54:24. > :54:32.quite keep it in. 0-0 here, 1-0 Albania lead Romania.

:54:33. > :54:33.Switzerland would finish second in the group if it remains like this

:54:34. > :54:46.and Albania third. Payet. Just over the head of Bacary

:54:47. > :55:07.Sagna. It could well be that England and

:55:08. > :55:12.Wales, and Northern Ireland, not giving up on the Republic of Ireland

:55:13. > :55:26.yet, could be in the knockout phase. Let's hope so.

:55:27. > :55:45.Behrami to Granit Xhaka. No great pressure on him. Rodriguez. Men

:55:46. > :55:56.Mehmedi. He has not featured much in the opening 20 minutes of the second

:55:57. > :56:00.half after a busy first half. Looking for him but too far for the

:56:01. > :56:05.Bayer Leverkusen player. It has gone a bit flat, Jonathan. I

:56:06. > :56:09.think Didier Deschamps might be looking at other options on the

:56:10. > :56:23.To add a bit more creativity and pace to this side.

:56:24. > :56:34.The chaps in the studio made the point earlier on, they have not

:56:35. > :56:38.played Giroud and Kante, they would expect to be in the French first

:56:39. > :56:42.time. If they haven't played today, six games before the next game and

:56:43. > :56:46.then another possible six games. Could lose momentum. Summer Rae said

:56:47. > :56:49.to me many years ago, footballers can't just turn the form on like a

:56:50. > :56:57.tap. I couldn't agree more.

:56:58. > :57:01.Mehmedi. Especially when you are winning

:57:02. > :57:05.games are you just want to keep playing and build with your

:57:06. > :57:12.confidence and fitness levels. Sometimes when you sit out you try

:57:13. > :57:16.and replicate the running by doing an intense session in training but

:57:17. > :57:26.it's just not the same. Cabaye to Pogba, and away towards

:57:27. > :57:34.Payet. Glanced on by Pogba, Griezmann with a lovely dummy.

:57:35. > :57:53.Thinking too fast for Gignac. If England win the group they could

:57:54. > :57:57.potentially play here in the last 16, there is a quarterfinal

:57:58. > :58:04.scheduled to be played on this pitch. This and the Marseille

:58:05. > :58:12.surface are the worst we have seen so far. A quarter it would be for

:58:13. > :58:16.England if they get that far here. It is a genuine concern for teams

:58:17. > :58:21.that want to play good football because it's not conducive to that.

:58:22. > :58:26.And if we get more rain, which is highly likely, it's going to get

:58:27. > :58:34.worse again. It's the same for both teams, I suppose.

:58:35. > :58:44.In goes Koscielny. It is a free kick. Change here for Switzerland,

:58:45. > :58:49.Haris Seferovic is going to come on. Seven goals in his 32

:58:50. > :58:52.internationals, none here. He scored three in the qualifying stages,

:58:53. > :59:03.couple against San Marino and one against Estonia. He was at the last

:59:04. > :59:11.World Cup finals. Severity which might not even have made the squad

:59:12. > :59:21.if his team-mate was fit and Embolo might not have come through. Rami.

:59:22. > :59:32.It held up on the surface, that ball. Rodriguez, tight to the line.

:59:33. > :59:39.Djourou. Koscielny did well under pressure from the young man, and was

:59:40. > :59:43.fouled. Lovely quote by Deschamps about the pitch down at Marseille

:59:44. > :59:48.Stade Velodrome. He said when I saw the photos and

:59:49. > :59:52.videos at the end of the concert they had there I thought I was in

:59:53. > :00:02.another world, but that's the power of The Highway To Hell. The young

:00:03. > :00:07.man is going off, he's done well. He is said to be interesting a lot of

:00:08. > :00:14.Premier League players, Embolo, of course a very rich. He would sue the

:00:15. > :00:20.Premier League with his power and ability -- suit the Premier League.

:00:21. > :00:26.There was talk of a 25 million pounds deal. It would be a step up

:00:27. > :00:31.for him, Wolfsburg are not in major European competition next year,

:00:32. > :00:33.meaning this man who is taking the free kick might be up for grabs,

:00:34. > :00:59.Rodriguez. Good player. Well done, Sagna. He started the

:01:00. > :01:03.game shakily against Mehmedi, but he's grown stronger as the game has

:01:04. > :01:09.gone on, that has been the pattern of his play so far in the three

:01:10. > :01:15.games. Quick, reliable, I like him at full-back.

:01:16. > :01:21.Cabaye. The former Newcastle team-mate,

:01:22. > :01:25.Sissoko. Look at this for power and determination, Griezmann is in the

:01:26. > :01:29.middle if he has a look and Payet is further across, he is aiming at

:01:30. > :01:31.Payet, brilliant ball! That would have been stunning! It would have

:01:32. > :01:51.been absolutely astonishing! I actually expected it to hit the

:01:52. > :01:59.back of the net, with that man's talent. What a run from Sissoko.

:02:00. > :02:09.What a ball. Three times they have hit the woodwork in the game.

:02:10. > :02:21.A fantastic run. A great technique from Payet. A few inches too high.

:02:22. > :02:26.He has got the crowd going. That is the best we have seen in a French

:02:27. > :02:33.shirt from Moussa Sissoko for a long time. It was a really brilliant

:02:34. > :02:37.burst. He is capable of that, we have seen him do it. For some reason

:02:38. > :02:45.he does not do it often enough. France are going to make another

:02:46. > :03:03.substitution in a moment. Here is Gignac challenged by

:03:04. > :03:11.Shaqiri. Payet denied by the woodwork. This is the run. No one is

:03:12. > :03:17.catching him. He takes his time, keeps going, keeps his head up, a

:03:18. > :03:23.great ball. Can't do much more. Good connection, nice technique. A

:03:24. > :03:29.fraction too high. Calm, assured finish.

:03:30. > :03:56.France have sent an Blaise Matuidi. Griezemann has gone off.

:03:57. > :04:08.Pogba has come to a right-hand side position there. 12 and a half

:04:09. > :04:15.minutes to go. They are leaving it very late.

:04:16. > :04:23.In their last seven games on home soil in European Championships,

:04:24. > :05:15.France. On comes Gelson Fernandes. Shaqiri

:05:16. > :05:21.has had a great second half but it has not been enough to keep him on.

:05:22. > :05:27.Sometimes when he's out wide, gets isolated. As the big disappointing

:05:28. > :05:33.with the set plays, but overall, very good in the second half.

:05:34. > :05:43.Fernandes is a more defensive option. He had a spell at Manchester

:05:44. > :05:48.City, the Cape Verde born player stop.

:05:49. > :06:18.That moves started with a sublime touch by Payet.

:06:19. > :06:32.The quality he has got. He has had a hand in three of their last four

:06:33. > :06:35.goals which means he is the most creative player in France since

:06:36. > :06:37.Zinedine Zidane. Switzerland have had more of the ball. Ten minutes to

:06:38. > :07:07.go. It is time to bite the old

:07:08. > :07:41.fingernails down to the quick. Albania lead Romania 1-0 in the

:07:42. > :07:51.other game. You did predict a 0-0, Mr Pearce.

:07:52. > :08:05.It is the once I put the money on which never come off.

:08:06. > :08:13.You know the moral of that story. I have a wife who tells me the moral

:08:14. > :08:24.of the story repeatedly. Here is Johan Djourou.

:08:25. > :08:36.The referee will go back to this. That looks a bit naughty. It is a

:08:37. > :08:38.yellow. Did you see the alarm in his eyes. He was waiting to see the

:08:39. > :09:06.colour of the card. He doesn't do anything, they just

:09:07. > :09:10.collide. It was the reaction. I think his look to the referee was

:09:11. > :09:24.more to see if he was going to get a card. I think he was unlucky.

:09:25. > :09:47.I remember a game in 98, I think it was Paraguay, it went to the Silver

:09:48. > :09:53.Goal or whatever it was called in those days, that was really the game

:09:54. > :09:59.and there were frustrated long periods that really kick-started

:10:00. > :10:03.their campaign. I think it is they have to say the amount of changes

:10:04. > :10:08.has made a difference, a negative difference. It is the difficult when

:10:09. > :10:12.you play in a team and there are lots of changes, to get those little

:10:13. > :10:21.relationships that you need, knowing when someone is going to come on,

:10:22. > :10:24.spin behind. Gelson Fernandes. Lichtsteiner. Switzerland will not

:10:25. > :10:29.have given up hope of going on to win the group next. We have six

:10:30. > :10:31.minutes to go. Another shirt goes. They must have a word with the

:10:32. > :10:49.manufacturers, surely? They will be pleased with their

:10:50. > :10:55.performance, Switzerland. They have kept their shape, nice and

:10:56. > :10:59.disciplined. Overall, a very solid performance. It is Lang, the

:11:00. > :11:28.defender, who will come on for them. Lang came on for the last seven

:11:29. > :11:35.minutes against Romania. A Basel player. He plays a defensive

:11:36. > :11:44.midfield centre-back. He had a trial at Celtic when he was a teenager. A

:11:45. > :11:54.change of shirt for Granit Xhaka. I thought he was coming off, I thought

:11:55. > :11:59.that was a strange one. There is Admir Mehmedi. He has had a good

:12:00. > :12:27.first half. Certainly, there has been discipline.

:12:28. > :12:39.Lichtsteiner will come more infield. Handball. Is this a Payet moment? Is

:12:40. > :12:51.this a Payet moment coming up? How costly will this prove to be? Good

:12:52. > :12:52.skill from Gignac. I think it is safe to say Payet will be involved

:12:53. > :13:09.in this. That could cost Switzerland. I think

:13:10. > :13:13.if I was involved in this Swiss Wall now, I would say to my keeper, don't

:13:14. > :13:20.guess, stay where you are. I would say to the wall, we have got a job,

:13:21. > :13:30.on my shout, we will jump. Make him hit something special.

:13:31. > :13:37.Three of their four goals so far have come in the 89th minute or

:13:38. > :13:48.later. Early doors, it is 87 minutes!

:13:49. > :13:55.Can they defend what has been the indefensible this season? He hits

:13:56. > :14:01.the wall. He has hit his own player. It is

:14:02. > :14:32.Blaise Matuidi. This is the first time France have

:14:33. > :14:38.failed to score a goal since England beat them back in November. They

:14:39. > :14:40.have failed to hit the back of the net twice as the World Cup finals in

:14:41. > :14:56.all their friendlies. This Swiss fans are celebrating. It

:14:57. > :15:03.is not over yet. But I certainly think they have been worthy of a

:15:04. > :15:09.point. I couldn't agree more. I think they have played with a nice

:15:10. > :15:15.confidence. With good quality, yes, a little bit lacking in the final

:15:16. > :15:21.third, but they certainly deserve a point. I was critical of their

:15:22. > :15:23.display against Albania. Albania have not been bad in these finals.

:15:24. > :15:38.They still lead Romania 1-0. France would win the group,

:15:39. > :15:43.Switzerland second, Albania third and Romania would be heading out as

:15:44. > :15:47.things stand. Albania would have three points, the same as Northern

:15:48. > :15:51.Ireland, with another game to come. This would enhance Northern

:15:52. > :15:52.Ireland's chances of getting through into third place, and indeed the

:15:53. > :16:11.Republic aren't out of it yet. It could all yet change here, we are

:16:12. > :16:29.into the last 30 seconds. Gelson Fernandes. The Swiss fans seen the

:16:30. > :16:33.happier -- seem the happier. They are up against one of the favourites

:16:34. > :16:37.and controlled long periods of the game and had good possession. They

:16:38. > :16:43.should be pleased with their performance.

:16:44. > :16:48.What cancers will and do in the last two minutes of stoppage time -- can

:16:49. > :17:17.Switzerland. That was sold short. The little

:17:18. > :17:33.glare to Xhaka by Schar tells him what he thought of that. Not a time

:17:34. > :17:39.to make a mistake here. Rodriguez. The other game is running a little

:17:40. > :17:46.slower than this. Into the last minute of stoppage time and Romania-

:17:47. > :17:51.Albania is not into the last-minute. Xhaka has played very well. Lang.

:17:52. > :17:57.The Swiss will appeal that there was a hand on there. The referee having

:17:58. > :17:59.none of it, Dzemaili complaining. Sagna was the French defender with

:18:00. > :18:08.him. It is a good ball in. Yes, he has

:18:09. > :18:15.got his shirt, it is a penalty. That is as blatant as you will see.

:18:16. > :18:20.He got away with it. That could make such a huge difference in this

:18:21. > :18:29.competition in the 1-run. With the placings, that would have been a

:18:30. > :18:34.penalty, and a Switzerland when. France could have been playing

:18:35. > :18:37.Poland or Germany -- Switzerland when. As it is, France drawing with

:18:38. > :18:45.Switzerland means the hosts finished top of the group and will get a

:18:46. > :18:50.favourable break before their round of 16 game which will be against a

:18:51. > :18:53.third placed side but Switzerland get their point, which means they

:18:54. > :18:58.are through to the knockout stages of the European Championships for

:18:59. > :19:07.the first time ever. Switzerland had the bulk of the ball, but no goals

:19:08. > :19:13.in eight. Switzerland 0-0 France. STUDIO: That was a thriller! Dolus,

:19:14. > :19:18.and another goalless game, Switzerland against France, and

:19:19. > :19:22.overall not much to shout about -- goalless. It was a poor pitch.

:19:23. > :19:26.Terrific performance for the Swiss in terms of the result and going

:19:27. > :19:30.through for the first time in the European Championships to the

:19:31. > :19:35.knockout stages. A quite rightly delighted with that performance. As

:19:36. > :19:39.for the French, not much to cheer about, really. It seems at one point

:19:40. > :19:44.in the last 15 minutes the teams were happy with a draw. They are

:19:45. > :19:49.really happy about it. That shouldn't mean anything in terms of

:19:50. > :19:53.how we can play. Let's take the positives out of it, we have topped

:19:54. > :19:58.the group and hopefully we can play better. We saw a bit more of Paul

:19:59. > :20:02.Pogba and what he can do, but it's going to have to be a better French

:20:03. > :20:08.side if we want to win the tournament. But let's be positive in

:20:09. > :20:13.the negative and still support and save it can only get better. I

:20:14. > :20:18.thought Switzerland were brilliant, well-organised and tough to beat,

:20:19. > :20:22.resilient, and France didn't have any real brilliance to go and win

:20:23. > :20:27.the game tonight. Switzerland had more possession and more passes it

:20:28. > :20:31.was a terrible game to watch, you are right, but France are top of

:20:32. > :20:36.their group, which is what they set out to do before a ball was kicked,

:20:37. > :20:40.but they will have to get better, they will have to improve if they

:20:41. > :20:43.are going to win the competition. I suppose France were not playing

:20:44. > :20:49.their best team in this game, they made lots of changes, but do we know

:20:50. > :20:52.France has my best team? As Thierry Henry said earlier they don't know

:20:53. > :20:55.their best team and best way to play. The thing I find difficult

:20:56. > :21:00.about this team up until now is I don't know what style of play is. I

:21:01. > :21:04.don't know what the manager wants them to do, even when they defend,

:21:05. > :21:08.they defender so passionately but there is no real idea that we will

:21:09. > :21:13.show them this site because that is where the strength is, the details

:21:14. > :21:18.are not jumping out, Spain and Germany are attack minded and go for

:21:19. > :21:21.teams and try and dominate teams but this team is still searching for the

:21:22. > :21:25.killer instinct and ingredient. We might not know the best team but we

:21:26. > :21:30.know the best two players, Kante and Payet, when Payet came on again he

:21:31. > :21:34.was the one that we were all sitting on the edge of our seat waiting for

:21:35. > :21:37.him to produce another piece of brilliance. He nearly did it. I

:21:38. > :21:46.thought we were going to see a big slighty thing -- sliding thing. What

:21:47. > :21:54.is the French game plan? The plan was to finish top of the group and

:21:55. > :21:58.we did that. Tactically. You have to give Moussa Sissoko credit because

:21:59. > :22:02.he played well in the second half. I think Didier Deschamps is his team

:22:03. > :22:07.to play well and give the French fans a lot of pleasure. It didn't

:22:08. > :22:13.happen yet. That is why I said before that it can only get better.

:22:14. > :22:18.I have to try to be positive and I know I'm going to be a bit biased,

:22:19. > :22:25.obviously, with that. That's a loud! But it's not good enough in terms of

:22:26. > :22:30.how we are playing -- allowed. So let's see how we can regroup,

:22:31. > :22:34.prepare the next game, find a good tactic, the right personnel, and

:22:35. > :22:38.play a bit better. I've said it so many times, if they can win the

:22:39. > :22:42.tournament playing like that it is OK. In the first half we saw Pogba

:22:43. > :22:46.hit the bar and in the second half the highlight was Payet hitting the

:22:47. > :22:50.bar, which was one of the very few very good pieces of play we

:22:51. > :22:53.witnessed. Sissoko was brilliant, big and strong and powerful down the

:22:54. > :22:59.right-hand side. He just shrugged them off with ease, knocks it past

:23:00. > :23:02.the defender and off he goes and it was brilliant and that was the one

:23:03. > :23:08.piece of brilliance in the second half. Not only was it a great run

:23:09. > :23:12.but a brilliant ball across. Payet is very unlucky, he got a great

:23:13. > :23:17.connection on it. You'd think with the form he was in we were waiting

:23:18. > :23:24.for the net to burst. We are above the fan park and the anticipation

:23:25. > :23:28.when he was warming up was amazing and these are moments that change

:23:29. > :23:33.games, moments of brilliance, class and composure, just unfortunate not

:23:34. > :23:39.to hit the back of the net. There is something I want to say, what Moussa

:23:40. > :23:42.Sissoko did is not normal. Not only because it was sheer power and

:23:43. > :23:47.desire, but after a long run like that after the end of the game,

:23:48. > :23:51.still being able to pick up the run of Payet at the second post, putting

:23:52. > :23:56.your head up and still being aware of what is happening, well done, and

:23:57. > :24:00.we expected Dimitri Payet to score. I want to see more of that from

:24:01. > :24:06.Sissoko. He is hit and miss, that erratic in his form. Yes, we saw

:24:07. > :24:11.that in some games with Newcastle, not enough. He can come into the

:24:12. > :24:16.game and try and change the game. Maybe he's going to come on and

:24:17. > :24:21.change things from midfield. A bit more of Dimitri Payet, the end,

:24:22. > :24:27.which hit his own man. Again, we were thinking, here we go again. He

:24:28. > :24:30.hits his own player. If we look at it from behind with think that is

:24:31. > :24:35.going on the back of the net because if you watch the goalkeeper, he goes

:24:36. > :24:40.to his right hand side there. There he is, and if that didn't hit him it

:24:41. > :24:46.is going on the back of the net. I actually got up. Sat down very

:24:47. > :24:50.quickly. A couple of other French chances, there were not too many in

:24:51. > :24:55.the game. Gignac certainly had one half chance. He cut a loan,

:24:56. > :25:01.frustrated figure for a lot of the evening. He's a big, strong guy and

:25:02. > :25:06.didn't get much opportunity, Sissoko travelling with the ball. This is

:25:07. > :25:10.where he likes to pick it up, coming in on his right foot, he has a

:25:11. > :25:15.hammer of a right foot, he's done that many times in his career,

:25:16. > :25:19.whipped it into the top corner. He was feeding off scraps, didn't get

:25:20. > :25:23.any good ball. Griezmann didn't perform brilliantly, did he? There

:25:24. > :25:28.is something that people need to understand. I love him as a player.

:25:29. > :25:32.That's the type of thing he likes, when he gets the ball he gets into a

:25:33. > :25:37.rhythm. People need to understand one thing, you will not see the same

:25:38. > :25:42.Griezmann as we do for Atletico Madrid, they don't play in the same

:25:43. > :25:45.way, he plays in a different system. He is a great player but don't look

:25:46. > :25:52.for the same guy you see for Atletico Madrid. I still love him,

:25:53. > :25:57.though. Should Switzerland have had a penalty at the end? Yes, they got

:25:58. > :26:01.away with it, he gets alongside Sammy and he pours his shirt for at

:26:02. > :26:06.least two or three seconds and got away with it. That is sheer panic,

:26:07. > :26:11.when a striker gets in front of you in the box and the ball is coming

:26:12. > :26:15.in, no matter how good or bad it is you panic and wonder what you can do

:26:16. > :26:22.to get out of it and he got away with that. Struggled against the

:26:23. > :26:29.host nation to get away with that! He was very fortunate. Overall, Rio,

:26:30. > :26:35.you talked about the French being passive. There is no pressing right

:26:36. > :26:39.across the pitch. It kills you when you watch it and see the amount of

:26:40. > :26:42.time, as the home nation, yes, they are finishing top of the group and

:26:43. > :26:47.maybe this has something to do with it, but I don't see any idea of

:26:48. > :26:52.where to push and where to play them and everything is easy, get the ball

:26:53. > :26:57.wide and let them play. In the opponent's half, in France's half,

:26:58. > :27:01.there is no man within five yards, nobody is sprinting to the ball.

:27:02. > :27:05.Against better teams you will get punished. If you do this against

:27:06. > :27:09.Germany or Spain, I believe they will change the way they play

:27:10. > :27:12.against Germany or Spain, intensity levels will go up. They cannot

:27:13. > :27:17.afford to do this if they want to win this tournament. Without doubt

:27:18. > :27:21.they will have to have more energy about them and more urgency about

:27:22. > :27:27.their play if they want to go on and win it. There was one thing that you

:27:28. > :27:32.see here, if I said to you, Rio, as a back four, the ball in midfield

:27:33. > :27:36.from the opposite side, and they played back to the centre-back, what

:27:37. > :27:41.do you do? Do you push on? They are not even trying to push up to gain

:27:42. > :27:46.meters and see what they can do. They played the same way against

:27:47. > :27:50.remain yet, Chiriches looked like a different player that we didn't see

:27:51. > :27:54.in the Premier League. I would say in that game they may be didn't want

:27:55. > :27:58.to lose easily and not finished second in the way the game was

:27:59. > :28:01.going. They will have to do more in terms of putting pressure,

:28:02. > :28:04.especially at home. You know you are in trouble watching a football match

:28:05. > :28:09.when some of the highlights are about a bad pitch, torn shirts and a

:28:10. > :28:13.burst football. When you are doing that as an analysis you know you've

:28:14. > :28:19.had a bad game! Let's be honest, we've had a bad game. The pitch

:28:20. > :28:22.added to the problems. Not for the first time in the tournament. And

:28:23. > :28:28.different pitches, which must be in Paris and for Uefa. Or France. The

:28:29. > :28:32.pitches are really not good. It looks like one of those really soft

:28:33. > :28:38.top surfaces, hard underneath, and it goes away from you. Even before

:28:39. > :28:46.the game. That was the burst all. I've never seen that in my life on

:28:47. > :28:49.the pitch. Has anybody seen that. I've not seen it. Normally in the

:28:50. > :28:54.park when a dog comes along and bursts it but not with studs. There

:28:55. > :29:02.were a few shirts torn as well, made of paper, I think! There were loads

:29:03. > :29:08.of them. Burst Adidas balls, ripped Puma shirts, so much for German

:29:09. > :29:15.efficiency! I think the pitch was the Man of the Match!

:29:16. > :29:19.OK, let's see what happened in the match between Romania and Albania.

:29:20. > :29:26.Your commentators in Lyon worth Mark Lawrenson and Simon Brotherton.

:29:27. > :29:39.COMMENTATOR: Thumped forward by Hoban, it came off

:29:40. > :29:48.the head that is a difficult skill. Sadiku feeding it through. Could be

:29:49. > :29:53.an opportunity here, into the centre, what they miss! Lenjani,

:29:54. > :30:00.golden opportunity for war would have been Albania's first goal at

:30:01. > :30:05.the championships. This pass would have been fantastic but Matel pushed

:30:06. > :30:06.up and cause his team a problem. Listen, if you do not score at them

:30:07. > :30:17.you will not score any. In towards Sadiku with the header,

:30:18. > :30:24.and Albania have scored! Armando Sadiku! Towering header into the far

:30:25. > :30:30.corner of the net, an historic moment for Albanian football, their

:30:31. > :30:36.first-ever goal at a major tournament, and they have the lead

:30:37. > :30:40.they deserve against Romania. It is a clever header, he headed its back

:30:41. > :30:43.the way it came from, he watched it and watched it, what is the

:30:44. > :30:52.goalkeeper doing? For goodness sake. It is a really, really Leatherhead

:30:53. > :31:00.and exactly what Albania deserve. -- clever header. The throw in and the

:31:01. > :31:06.shot. Less than convincing in dealing with it. It's as though he

:31:07. > :31:11.didn't expect it. Dear oh dear. Inside the last 15 minutes now.

:31:12. > :31:15.Still get a couple of chances from here, Romania. They might get one of

:31:16. > :31:26.those chances now. Smacked against the bar! The substitute, foreign and

:31:27. > :31:28.own. Super play by remain the and desperately unlucky not to be level

:31:29. > :31:47.with that shot. Two games, one goal. It will mean a

:31:48. > :31:53.lot to Albania. Switzerland secure second, they will face the runner up

:31:54. > :31:57.of Group C. Albania's historic win moves them up to third. They will

:31:58. > :32:03.have their calculators out to see if they will qualify. It is very

:32:04. > :32:08.complicated, trust me. One thing we are sure of, Romania finish bottom

:32:09. > :32:12.and they are going home. These are the Albanian players facing their

:32:13. > :32:19.fans and doing a similar thing to what Switzerland did who are

:32:20. > :32:23.definitely three. A fabulous result for Albania this evening to beat

:32:24. > :32:28.Romania by a goal to nil-macro. Boy, are they overjoyed. Let's have a

:32:29. > :32:40.look at the goal. A decent header. The keeper has had a nightmare.

:32:41. > :32:46.Brilliant. This is becoming the tournament of the small nations.

:32:47. > :32:51.Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania. I think it will be difficult for

:32:52. > :32:59.them to go through. But winning a game at the Euro, they were great

:33:00. > :33:05.today. We need knockout football. Knockout football, come here and be

:33:06. > :33:10.stimulated. It will happen. Often tournament start well and then they

:33:11. > :33:14.fade. But we are out of time. Thank you all very much. France and

:33:15. > :33:19.Switzerland go through to the knockout stage after a drawback to

:33:20. > :33:27.be honest, suited both teams. You could have put your shirt on it, but

:33:28. > :33:31.it would only have torn. Good night. The French trickle of flags have

:33:32. > :33:41.been fluttering all day and the cow bells have been clanging.

:33:42. > :33:52.That is the Pogba France have been waiting to see.

:33:53. > :34:06.France, top of the group. Switzerland through.