http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 on Friday in Kiev
France were held to 1-1 draw by a stubborn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 side in their opening match of the competition. However, Laurent Blanc’s men responded to that with an impressive and commanding 2-0 triumph against Ukraine.
Hugo Lloris has declared the win against Ukraine as very important for Les Bleus. Two second half goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yohan-Cabaye-c37423 were enough to send Lloris and co to the top of the Group D on Friday.
Lloris is happy with the victory but the Frenchman has refused to get carried away. The France goalkeeper has expressed his delight with the team’s performance but has warned his players that their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 is not done quite yet.
Despite registering their first win of the tournament against Oleh Blokhin`s men, France have not qualified for the knockout stage of the competition. Les Bleus need to avoid an upset against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 in their last group match to secure their berth in the
quarter-finals.
Hugo Lloris has praised his teammates’ confidence and stated that the players were short of confidence against England in the opening game that showed in the final result of that match. However, against Ukraine, every player played with self-confidence and
that benefitted the team.
"It was important for us to get into this competition. We had a very positive introduction with a good draw against England."
While talking to reporters, Lloris stressed that the players needed a confidence boost and the victory against Ukraine has helped them in that regard. Players took few risks in the match and they were rewarded in the end.
"It was important for our confidence. We learned to let go, take risks, and everyone had fun."
France will take on Sweden in their last Group game. Sweden are already eliminated from the tournament and France would like to take advantage of an unimpressive Sweden team and get maximum points out of that game. France need to top the group to avoid a
meeting with the winner of Group C in the quarter-finals.
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