The third round of the group stage has been played for two days, and many do-or-die battles have been staged. The battle of life and death, either you die or I live, fans have seen its cruelty. The loser can only weep, pack his bags and prepare to go home. The winner will advance to the knockout round and fight for the final title.

In Group C, the match between France and Italy is a do-or-die match. The winner will have a chance to reach the quarterfinals, and the loser will have to go home and leave the much-anticipated stage. Before the game, the major media tried their best to exaggerate that the 06 World Cup champion and runner-up, there will inevitably be a team to leave this stage. Who will leave? Who will stay?

Huge numbers of fans from both countries rushed to Zurich, Switzerland, to cheer on their teams.

On the 18th, it began to rain in Zurich. At 7 p.m., the Zurich Stadium was packed, and fans from both sides braved the rain to cheer on their teams. The north side of the stadium is blue, and that's the French fans. A male fan in his thirties was draped in a French flag with oil paint on his face, holding a rooster and holding a banana that the spirited rooster pecked at from time to time.

The south side of the stadium is white, and that's the Italian fans as their team will be wearing white shirts tonight. At this moment they were singing the "Song of Mameli", with serious expressions and high morale. They're here to fight!

At this time, the two teams are making final preparations before the game. In the Italian dressing room, the fighting spirit was in full swing, and midfielder Gattuso began his pre-match speech: "Brothers! We are disgraced tonight, and we must not fall at their feet for the fourth time in a row! ”

"Brothers! We may be very old, but we have a young heart. Have a heart to fight for the final victory! ”

"Tonight, we're going to raise the banner of victory and make the stadium a white world. We want to show the world the tenacity and greatness of Italian football! ”

"Tonight, we have no way back, one step back is the abyss, and further is the sea and the sky!"

Captain Cannavaro walked up to Gattuso, his face resolute; Pirlo walked up to Gattuso, his eyes burning with war; Next up are Inzaghi, Buffon...... There is no Milan and Juventus tonight, they are a united Italy!

"Fight for Italy!" Cannavaro yelled.

"Fight for Italy!"

"Fight for Italy!"

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The French dressing room is also in full swing. The players gathered around. Tang Jue stood in the middle and said loudly: "Brothers! Tonight is the decisive battle. We can't afford any timidity! ”

"Maybe we had a fluke in our hearts and thought that a draw would make it out; Maybe we have a fear in our hearts that Italy is too strong, but. Now we're going to leave that behind! ”

"Our only goal tonight is to win! It's the victory over Italy! ”

"No one stands in the way of our determination to win!"

Henry shouted, "Victory! ”

Don's inspiring speech. Makes Thuram feel a few years younger. He shouted, "Victory!" ”！

His spit squirted on Tang Jue's face. At this moment, Tang Jue had long been immersed in the powerful battle intent, and he didn't feel that there was a foreign object on his face at all.

"Victory!" Tang Jue shouted loudly!

His saliva sprayed on Henry, Thuram's face.

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

The crowd folded their hands together and shouted loudly, they were a group of warriors who were about to go to battle. Fight for honor!

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At 7:15, the starters of both sides walked out of the locker room and stood in the players' tunnel. There are many players in the Italian team who are Milan players, and Tang Jue looked at those familiar faces and remembered the glory days of playing in Serie A and the Champions League with them, so he took the initiative to hug them. When former teammates meet on such an occasion, they are about to start a life-and-death battle.

Pirlo patted him on the shoulder and said, "How's it going?" Fully recovered? ”

Gattuso said angrily, "Damn, I didn't expect us to have a life-and-death battle tonight." That's the last thing I want to see! ”

Cannavaro said, "Creation makes people! ”

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The players from both sides walked to the pitch under the leadership of the referee, and there were huge cheers in front of them!

This was followed by a loud shout: "Italy! Italy! Italy! ”

"France! France! France! ”

ESPN exclaimed: "The starters of both sides walked into the stadium, and the battle between France and Italy was about to break out! We now give fans an overview of the starting line-ups for both sides. France lined up a four-four-two lineup, goalkeeper: Coope; Four defenders: Claire, Galla, Thuram, Abidal; Four midfielders: Tulalang, Makelele, Govu, Ribery; Two strikers: Henry, Don. ”

"This line-up is different from the line-up in the first two games, with Don and Benzema as strikers in the first game and Benzema and Thierry Henry as the starting strikers in the second game. In this game, Domenech believes more in the forward duo of Don and Thierry Henry, who will take on the responsibility of the team tonight! ”

'It's Don't play his first game since the injury to Romania, what exactly will he do tonight? We'll see! ”

"Let's look at the Italian lineup again, Donadoni's lineup is four-three-one-two, goalkeeper: Buffon; Four defenders: Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Three midfielders: Gattuso, Pirlo, De Rossi; Forward: Perrotta; The two strikers are Cassano, Toney. ”

'There haven't been much change in the back of the Italian squad, with Giorgio Chiellini replacing Materazzi, who had been underperforming in the previous two games, Donadoni making changes up front and Cassano starting in place of Inzaghi.

"Italy and France are a pair of rivals, the two teams have met a total of 35 times, and Italy has a certain advantage with 17 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats," said German television. Interestingly, the two teams were in the same group in the European Championship qualifiers, with France first winning 3-1 at home, and they won 2-1 away to Italy thanks to late goals from Don and Franck Franck Ribery. ”

Famous commentator of France Télévision. Henrik? Hilario said: "The life-and-death battle between France and Italy has attracted a lot of attention. Mr. Platini appeared in the VIP box, and French football legends such as Cantona, Zidane, Deschamps and others appeared in the stands. NBA star Parker and tennis star Federer were also in the stands. Tonight, the stars shine on and off the Zurich Stadium! ”

"Don holds an astonishing record to this day, scoring every time he comes on the pitch in the tournaments he has played. Before the game, the French media believed that he would continue this record tonight, but the British media believed that this record could not be continued! ”

"Can Don continue his horrific record? This is another highlight of the game! ”

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The starters on both sides stood on the pitch, and a light rain fell on them, bringing a touch of coolness. But. This coolness can't affect the raging war in the eyes of the players on both sides!

First up was the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. The French players and fans in attendance sang to the beat, but there was one exception, Don never opened his mouth.

At this moment, an ordinary family in Paris. A family of three sat on the sofa in the living room and watched live TV. Pierce turned to look at his father. found that his father's face was calm. A smile appeared on his face. You must know that in the first match between France and Romania, Don did not sing the national anthem, and his father was quite dissatisfied. The two also had a big fight over this.

It seems that the father has accepted Don!

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At half past seven, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began!

Henrique, a famous commentator on France Télévision? Hilario exclaimed, "The battle of life and death has officially begun!" ”

ESPN exclaimed: "The race to decide the right to qualify from the group is on!" ”

The French team, which served first, was in no hurry to transfer the football to the front court. Italy's two strikers harassed in the frontcourt, with three midfielders paying close attention to Tang's position, and four defenders reminding each other of their positions. Tulalang suddenly made a diagonal pass, adding to the attacking rhythm!

The football is headed for Ribery on the left!

Ribery took two steps forward to take control of the ball at his feet. Zambrotta stepped forward and pounced, he was in a very good position, standing between Ribery and the goal. Speed is Ribery's weapon, and he suddenly changes direction to accelerate and dribble along the sideline!

Like a cheetah, Ribery was already one position ahead after five steps!

Tang Jue quickened his pace and advanced towards the Italian penalty area!

The Italian midfielder trio followed him and moved towards his own penalty area. The three of them formed a "pin" shape, Pirlo was between Tang Jue and Ribery, and he wanted to steal in advance. Gattuso is between the Don and the goal. De Rossi was behind Don and after preventing him from getting the ball, he pulled the ball and turned to shoot. In the Champions League final, Tang Jue's first goal was to take the ball in front of the penalty area and turn around, and the shot was successful.

The Italian team made full preparations before the game, hitting in three ways, and definitely not giving Tang Jue a chance to get the ball.

Ribery was watching the situation in the middle on the way to the ball, and Don never had a chance to get the ball, he suddenly kicked the ball in the air!

The ball landed in the middle of the box and Ribery was playing a pass to Thierry Henry. Cannavaro stepped forward and jumped up clinging to Henry. Between the lightning and flint, the heads of the two slammed together!

The football flew towards the goal, two screams pierced the sky, and the two fell to the turf!

Buffon jumped up lightly and held the ball firmly in his arms. Henry and Cannavaro were seen slumping in pain on the slippery turf and kicking the football off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle and stopped the game.

ESPN exclaimed: "Henry and Cannavaro collided as they were battling for a header and they fell to the turf in pain. The game has just begun, and it shows a tragic side. ”

The two left the stadium with the help of the team doctor, and blood flowed down their brow bones. The TV was replaying the slow-motion header of the two men fighting over the head, and Cannavaro slammed his head into his face the moment Henry hit him with a header.

A minute later, Ribery threw the ball straight at the Italian backfield, and his actions were met with applause from the fans. After the resumption of the game, the Italian team began to attack under the organization of Pirlo. The French team is very defensive, and they have guarded the opponent's key players to the death.

In the fourth minute, De Rossi crossed from the hinterland, and Pirlo suddenly accelerated the tempo and passed the football to the French team's penalty area with a direct kick!

Tony flew like an arrow. The tall Thuram took two steps back, then jumped up in advance and gently rubbed back. The ball flew towards Kupe, and the French goalkeeper easily held the ball in his arms. After getting the ball, he suddenly kicked the football towards the Italian backfield and launched a quick counterattack!

Tang Jue and Gattuso competed for the header, but where was Gattuso's opponent, and the football was contested by Gattuso. Chiellini took two steps forward and kicked a big foot, and the football flew to the heart of the French team!

Abidal missed a header and Toni took two steps forward to keep the ball firmly at his feet. Then he took the football and quickly went to the penalty area!

Single Knife!

The air at the Zurich Stadium suddenly became tense, the hearts of French fans began to close, and the eyes of Italian fans contained flowers of hope!

In the command area, Donadoni's eyes were bright. A strand of gray hair on Domenech's forehead, with a drop of rain hanging from it, drooped in front of his eyes. There was worry in his eyes, everything can only depend on the players!

On the pitch, Galla didn't give up and chased behind Tony's left!

Kupe saves from the goal line!

Tony burrows into the box!

Gala's steps grew faster and faster, and Tony could even feel his breathing. Without hesitation, Tony suddenly pulled out his foot and shot angrily!

A white light flashed, and the ball flew towards the near corner!

Kupe flew out! (To be continued......)

PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!