'Boring' France back struggling attack to fire against Spain
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00:00Didier Deschamps has been overseeing a full 25-man squad in training as France prepare
00:05for their semi-final clash against Spain.
00:08With no injuries in his team, the head coach will have a wealth of talent to pick from
00:12and that's just as well as this will no doubt be the Blues' most challenging game so far.
00:20It's set to be a clash of two giant teams, albeit who are shining in complete opposite
00:25ways.
00:26France have four clean sheets to their name, having let in just one goal against Poland.
00:32They can boast of having the strongest defence in the tournament.
00:36But on the other end of the pitch, it's a different story.
00:39Kylian Mbappé and his team-mates have scored just three goals and not a single one of them
00:43has come from open play.
00:46Is that troubling the coach though?
00:48Clearly not.
00:49Listen, if you're bored, you can watch something else.
00:55It's not a big deal.
00:56You don't have to.
00:57What I do know is we have the ability to share our emotions and make a lot of French people
01:02happy through the results we've been able to achieve."
01:05But the Blues will need to consolidate their defensive forces against a Spanish side that
01:15scored 11 goals with eight different goal-scorers.
01:20Whether Spain stay on the front foot might not be entirely up to them though, as they
01:24focus on keeping Kylian Mbappé at bay.
01:27We'll have to be very focused, especially when we're attacking and always be watching
01:34them.
01:35They have very quick players up front and they'll want to take advantage of that.
01:39I think the game will revolve around being very focused for 90 minutes or however long
01:43it lasts.
01:44I think that if we are focused, then we'll be able to get the ball back quickly and stand
01:48a good chance."
01:51Spain ousted hosts Germany in their last game, while France got past Portugal on penalties.
01:57A stellar spot-kick session from the Blues, but a situation that they'll want to avoid
02:01repeating at all costs.