France captain Hugo Lloris: Wembley game a great moment of solidarity

I won’t add to that.

“You know what this match will represent tomorrow”. There’s not simply a sporting angle but that’s what I will talk about. The match will be an an emotional occasion. “We are going to show that we’re proud to be French”.

He and France counterpart Hugo Lloris will lay flowers on the pitch with the players central to the pre-match event. “They’re respectful. We’re grateful for that”. We tried to eat and we tried to sleep but I can reveal it was hard to do both of these things.

That decision came from French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet and, although Lloris admitted to having doubts, he supports it.

“The French nation is more important than the French football team at the moment”. We all wanted to respect the wishes of the president.

“That question hasn’t arisen yet”.

Lloris is asked how he feels about the English fans planning to sing La Marseillaise tomorrow. We followed it all on the telly and the internet. We have been talking together as a group.

“We had doubts but the situation was well managed by the coach and the president”, said captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. “We are playing for the victims and for our country”. Of course we would have liked to have seen our nearest and dearest, but time went very quickly.

“We shared that traumatic moment with him”. He remained very quiet. “His desire and that of the players is to represent the country”.

“Everybody is aware of the dramatic circumstances that we have had”.

Thoughtful touch from the pack.

The army says it is stepping up security to increase protection of a few military sites and installations in the Czech capital, Prague, following the terror attacks in Paris.

We’re expecting the France head coach and captain of the 1998 World Cup winning side, Didier Deschamps, to speak to us at 5pm. At least one of the bombers meant to enter the stadium, but was caught by security guards, likely averting a deadlier attack, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The chief executive of the Football Association Martin Glenn has claimed that Tuesday night’s global friendly between England and France is a good chance to show that “terrorism can’t win” following Friday’s attacks in Paris.

On Friday, a match between Germany and France was interrupted at the Stade de France when terrorists detonated explosive vests just outside the stadium as part of the synchronized attacks on Paris.

A report states that several players were unhappy at being told the England game would go ahead without being consulted over the decision, but Lloris insists the team is ready to play on Tuesday night as a moment of great solidarity.

The France manager Didier Deschamps and his squad are due to arrive at the Hilton London Wembley on Monday before the fixture, with training scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in the evening.

He was too shocked to speak to the media after the final whistle on Friday night.

“All the players are coming”, the French team said in a statement, according to the BBC.