Germany v France, 07 July 2016

Score2-0 to France
RefereeNicola Rizzoli
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Semi-final
VenueStade Velodrome, Marseille
Attendance64,078
Kick-off: 9.00pm (8.00pm BST). Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Mauro Tonolini (Italy) Fourth official: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Additional assistant referees: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Antonio Damato (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (France) Two goals from Antoine Griezmann took France through to the Final of the Euro 2016 tournament played on French soil. Germany dominated possession throughout but rarely troubled Hugo Lloris as they endured 'one of those nights'. This was their sixth consecutive semi-final appearances in Euros and World Cups but they had now won only two of them. The key moment of this game came in added time at the end of the first-half. Bastien Schweinsteiger led with his arm as he defended a cross and referee Nicola Rizzoli pointed to the spot for a handball offence. Lack of experience on the big occasion can't be blamed for Schweinsteiger's rush of blood. It was his 38th appearance in European Championship and World Cup finals tournaments; more than any other player. Griezmann duly despatched the resulting penalty with the last kick of the half. The Atletico Madrid forward added his second deep in to the second-half when he stabbed the ball home after Manuel Neuer fumbled a cross. He had now scored six goals at Euro 2016. Only Michel Platini with nine goals had scored more at a European Championship finals. That was in 1984 when France lifted the Henri Delaunay Trophy in France. 32 years later, only Portugal stood in the way of history repeating.

0  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

2  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Goals:

Antoine Griezmann penalty 45 P
Antoine Griezmann 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Jérôme Boateng
Defender Jonas Hector
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich
Midfielder Toni Kroos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Julian Draxler
Midfielder/Forward Thomas Müller

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper (captain)
Patrice Evra Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Samuel Umtiti Defender
Blaise Matuidi Midfielder
Dimitri Payet Midfielder
Paul Pogba Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Antoine Griezmann Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Shkodran Mustafi for Jérôme Boateng 61
Mario Götze for Emre Can 67
Leroy Sané for Bastian Schweinsteiger 79

Substitutions:

N'Golo Kanté for Dimitri Payet 71
Andre-Pierre Gignac for Olivier Giroud 78
Yohan Cabaye for Antoine Griezmann 90

Cards:

Emre Can 36 Y
Mesut Özil 45 Y
Bastian Schweinsteiger 45 Y
Julian Draxler 50 Y

Cards:

Patrice Evra 43 Y
N'Golo Kanté 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Jonathan Tah
Midfielder Sami Khedira
Midfielder Julian Weigl
Midfielder/Forward Mario Götze
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Mario Gómez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benoît Costil
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Adil Rami
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Andre-Pierre Gignac
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Forward Anthony Martial

0  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Jérôme Boateng
Defender Jonas Hector
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich
Midfielder Toni Kroos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Julian Draxler
Midfielder/Forward Thomas Müller

Substitutions:

Shkodran Mustafi for Jérôme Boateng 61
Mario Götze for Emre Can 67
Leroy Sané for Bastian Schweinsteiger 79

Cards:

Emre Can 36 Y
Mesut Özil 45 Y
Bastian Schweinsteiger 45 Y
Julian Draxler 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Jonathan Tah
Midfielder Sami Khedira
Midfielder Julian Weigl
Midfielder/Forward Mario Götze
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Mario Gómez

2  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Antoine Griezmann penalty 45 P
Antoine Griezmann 72 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper (captain)
Patrice Evra Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Samuel Umtiti Defender
Blaise Matuidi Midfielder
Dimitri Payet Midfielder
Paul Pogba Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Antoine Griezmann Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

N'Golo Kanté for Dimitri Payet 71
Andre-Pierre Gignac for Olivier Giroud 78
Yohan Cabaye for Antoine Griezmann 90

Cards:

Patrice Evra 43 Y
N'Golo Kanté 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benoît Costil
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Adil Rami
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Andre-Pierre Gignac
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Forward Anthony Martial