real excitement and anticipation here a cup final about to be decided who will hold the trophy aloft
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well no doubt about it the nerves have been jangling in the last few days but
very soon the wait will be over i'm derek ray joined by lee dixon in the commentary box
and we're just seconds away from kickoff in what promises to be a thrilling finale
it's france versus germany got goosebumps just thinking about kickoff time you've
got to control your nerves playing in a game like this it's all about the nerves
nerves can be your friend but they can also destroy you keep them under control
so we can check on the lineup today hugo lloris between the posts
fresnel kim pende plays with rafael varan at the back and gono conte starts alongside paul pogba
in central midfield and the lead striker today is karim benzema
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and they kick off
kim here here is dyna corman
paul pogba kante excellent defending
has it now it has gone over the touchline for what'll be a throw in oh he's giving it away
timo burner
not the past he had in mind
tony claus
this is course go ahead scott
it's a weighted pass a master of keeping his composure
and firing it to the near post there it is how about that for starters
well what a huge moment that might be for this club the fans are going absolutely wild
well as we see again that's how to score goals get the ball into the box from wide areas
and the timing to get this spot on yes it needs a bit of luck
but boy does it need skill as well it's a brilliant goal
the opening goal of the game then
tony course
and kimmy
and cut out by kante how many times do we say that
and pretty comfortable piece of
defending
leon gohanska
will they be stopped now well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through
and then through on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
so two nail now
draxler onto
at times they make passing look easy
and a throw in it's going to be
how about the cross and he's in an offside position
not a huge chunk of added time one minute giving the ball away
kimmy
so the whistle then we're at the halfway stage in this match
plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
tony course
they've given it away
now griezmann
keeping the ball moving he's given us away
and plenty of scope to be creative in that wide position closer man that's a good looking ball
serge canabri now they're on the scent of something positive
struggling to keep the ball and that's a vision for you from paul
pogba
has it now using a strength to shield the ball serge canavery
goretzka has it now
draxler
could play it in
verna able to get his body in the way
let's come down to the final 20 minutes
here pogba and running it back
and a throw in forthcoming
substitution time as is here
guinta
tony course
serge canavery
canada
draxler
it's with kingsley coleman and couldn't keep himself on side time for a change then
kimmy blaxler now opportunity to deliver the cross an authoritative challenge
and there to intervene and only two minutes remaining here
benzema
one minutes of stoppage time has been added on i must admit i thought he was going to
score with that header yeah it was a quality cross and he gets up well and it's just wide
and the final whistle the cup issue is settled a story of one side celebrating and the other
distraught and lee memories are being made yeah absolutely it doesn't matter how much
money you've got in the bank players will always look back at moments like these these
moments when you pick trophies up and win medals absolutely brilliant for this group of players
yeah you can see what it means to this tight-knit team real
solidarity
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