Euro 2016: Swiss have extra motivation to topple French

Although the pressure is somewhat off for France because it has already qualified for the knockout stages with two wins, it needs a much improved performance to remove some nagging doubts.

Manager Didier Deschamps may opt to shuffle his pack in readiness for the knockout stages. Switzerland will sit in a rigid shape and will be hard to break down, so France will have to improve their circulation of the ball. Dimitri Payet has been outstanding, but numerous other key members of the French squad have been too inconsistent.

Romania take on Albania in the Euro 2016 clash in a group F fixture at the Stade de Lyon on Sunday, 19 June.

What: Switzerland vs. France in the group stage of the UEFA European Championship.

Even though they don’t have any players injured or suspended, it is unlikely for them to turn their game around such a short notice. They can’t keep relying on penalties to score, and have barely looked like bulging the net from open play.

“I’m not really thinking about it”, Lloris said.

Andone, dropped for the Swiss game after he was substituted against the French, could return to the starting line-up against the Albanians after his replacement Claudiu Keseru had a quiet game against Switzerland.

France and Switzerland’s strikers have been wasting chances galore. Despite that, we have a whole host of interesting matches to come this week, and we’ve sure had some dramatic finishes to games late on.

Dimitri Payet has been the best player in France’s outfit thus far. Romania are in a slightly better position at the moment, having managed a single point from their first two games by holding Switzerland to a draw in matchday 2 after losing narrowly to hosts France in their opening fixture.

France has six points, so a win or a tie gives France the group title.

Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic has made one change.

Hodgson says “we want fans to come here to enjoy the football”. They will likely employ a similar style here as a three point final will likely not be enough to get them through as a wild card so sticking to what they are good at will be the key here. Like Albania, they can defend well, but they’ll also enjoy the chance to take the initiative.

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