The Blues on a high note – The Equipe.fr

game: 1-0

The Blues ended 2014 on a high note, thanks the weapon that has so harmed them this year: free kicks. After collecting five of their last six goals of the way, the team of France relied on a corner of Griezmann, headed in by Varane, to win narrowly against Sweden (1-0 ) on Tuesday night.

Cross training who spent three quarters of his time defending this success is due to a certain logic. There have been fewer approximations and to make it less awkward long to emerge. In the first period, the main source of danger to the Swedes came feet … Jansson (34th) and Krafth (38th), while near csc

There were better after the break. But the Blues have fallen into a very good Isaksson, before deciding Gignac (49th) and Griezmann (60th, 66th), but helpless on the headbutt winner Varane (83). As a symbol of inefficiency that has long escorted Valbuena and his crew, Benzema missed the opportunity to weigh the penalty spot (86). The victory was already assured

A player in the game. Antoine Griezmann

He has striven to wring the neck of the The idea that it would be better when he comes off the bench. Four days after his owner registered against Albania (1-1) goal, Antoine Griezmann embodied both faces proposed by the Blues on Tuesday night: too rough, first, to the image of his failure to control Isaksso, n when he was perfectly launched by Gignac (36); Then too inefficient. Repositioned behind the striker at half-time before slipping right after entries Benzema and Lacazette (68th), the player of Atletico Madrid failed to translate their good intentions into goal. We note in particular: an overhead kick which almost enjoy Gignac, erroneously reported in an offside position (58th), but mostly a blank shot rejected by the Swedish goalkeeper (66th). He was rewarded for his efforts late in the game: he is on the corner, who found the winning header Varane (83)

A is in. match’s injury Kurzawa

His reunion with John Guidetti will have lasted only ten minutes. One month and four days after the sinking of blueberries in Sweden Layvin Kurzawa has backcrossed the road to Glasgow Celtic striker who had blithely chambered in Halmstad, resuming his military salvation. Aligned input unlike the Swedes, the left side of Monaco gave a very correct for the second selection, the first in the skin of a holder. He was never in trouble – helped by the lack of offensive tendencies of players Erick Hamren -. And he is, as usual in the Principality, distinguished by his offensive contribution (11th, 39th). Only downside: visibly affected hamstring, he was forced to give way to Lucas Digne in the 78th. Eleven minutes after entering Guidetti …