Here we are. The whole French Riviera has only been talking about that for days and days. The event finally arrives, this Wednesday evening. Hugo Lloris celebrates his 100th selection as captain of the France team at home in Nice against Wales. For this first preparatory match for the Euro, which the world champions will begin on June 15 in Munich against Germany, we can also note the presence of a certain Karim Benzema.
The Real Madrid striker renews the thread of his complicated relationship with the Blues, after five years and eight months of absence, in the city where everything had stopped after a double and an assist, one evening in October 2015 against Armenia (4-0). KB19 lovers will scrutinize its flashes, detractors its mistakes.
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Whatever happens, rarely has a first preparation match aroused so much emotion and excitement, even if the Allianz Riviera rings hollow, by the “magic” of the camera. And even if the Welsh do not line up their best team for this trial run.
“Because we can not wait to see if” the best attack in the world “is already ready to march on Europe, we meet again at 8:30 pm.