European Leagues.

[gallsman]

Karim Benzema is not in the French squad for the Euros. Big call by Deschamps

There was no way they could bring him in fairness! France have had enough difficulties over the last few tournaments with squad harmony.

[seafoid]

Karim Benzema is not in the French squad for the Euros. Big call by Deschamps

There was no way they could bring him in fairness! France have had enough difficulties over the last few tournaments with squad harmony.

Yeah but imagine Monaghan dropping McManus

[shark]

Karim Benzema is not in the French squad for the Euros. Big call by Deschamps

There was no way they could bring him in fairness! France have had enough difficulties over the last few tournaments with squad harmony.

Yeah but imagine Monaghan dropping McManus

France have plenty of options though. Teams win tournaments, not individuals.

[seafoid]

Karim Benzema is not in the French squad for the Euros. Big call by Deschamps

There was no way they could bring him in fairness! France have had enough difficulties over the last few tournaments with squad harmony.

Yeah but imagine Monaghan dropping McManus

France have plenty of options though. Teams win tournaments, not individuals.

Goalpoachers win matches for tournament teams. Benzema is lethal.  Cavani, for example is not.

[AZOffaly]

Doesn't Greizman play for France? Cavani is Uruguayan, so he wouldn't be the answer anyway

[ashman]

I would think an easy call by Deschamps as the call was made at blazer level .

[gallsman]

Karim Benzema is not in the French squad for the Euros. Big call by Deschamps

There was no way they could bring him in fairness! France have had enough difficulties over the last few tournaments with squad harmony.

Yeah but imagine Monaghan dropping McManus

Not quite a fair analogy. Don't think McManus tried to blackmail any of his teammates? If he had, you can bet he'd be dropped.

France's squad this year is going to be absolutely outrageous.

[screenexile]

Doesn't Greizman play for France? Cavani is Uruguayan, so he wouldn't be the answer anyway

Martial... Giroud... Gignac

I think they'll be OK

[Ethan Tremblay]

France dark horses in the summer perhaps? good squad!

[oakleaflad]

France dark horses in the summer perhaps? good squad!

Are they not favorites or second favorites? Hardly dark horses, they have a serious squad and are at home.

[gallsman]

Nothing dark about that horse at all. They could field two teams who'd be up there with the best in the tournament. Home advantage too so considering them as anything other than one of the favourites would be madness.

[Ethan Tremblay]

Probably not the best way to put that!

I would have taken Germany to be outright favourites closely followed by Spain/Belgium/N. Ireland?

[Captain Obvious]

Manchester City got the result they played for tonight. If Ronaldo played Real Madrid would have won.

[mouview]

Bale showing yet again his essential technical ordinariness.

[HiMucker]

Manchester City got the result they played for tonight. If Ronaldo played Real Madrid would have won.

I always thought a nl nil draw away from home in the first leg was a bad result?