Here where there is a football match, before there was a military battle, a historical rivalry, a centuries-old antipathy. France Germany is anything but a simple match between two national teams. The race is scheduled for tonight at 8.45pm at the Stade de France in Saint Denis . It is the third day of group 1 of the Nations League bracket A , in which the Netherlands rest in this round. The Germans risk a sensational relegation after the heavy 0-3 defeat in Amsterdam last Saturday. At the moment they are last in the standings at 1 point and in Berlin there are even those who speak of a bench at risk for the coachJoachim Low . The world champions of the newly 50-year-old Didier Deschamps are first at 4 points, returning from a daring draw in a 2-2 friendly match against Iceland (in the 86th minute the Vikings were ahead 2-0). The first leg match in Munich ended 0-0.
The first page of the team
The night of Seville – The most famous precedent is the semifinal of the World Cup in Spain ’82 . On 8 July, at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville , the match ends 3-3 at the end of extra time. On penalties, the Germans 5-4 prevail and reach the final, then lost, against Italy . In West Germany(the Wall was still firmly standing) there are, among others, Breitner, Briegel, Magath, Littbarski, Rummenigge, Hansi Muller, Stielike and goalkeeper Schumacher . Opposite, among the French cockerels, we find the “magic square” that would have led Les Bleus to the European title in 1984. Bernard Genghini of Sochaux, Jean Tigana and Alain Giresse of Bordeaux, Michel Platini of Saint-Etienne but about to play in the Juventus the following season. The match, which ended 1-1 in the 90th minute, is remembered for the sensational comeback of Germany in extra time after the French break with Tresor andGiresse (1-3 at 98 ‘, then 3-3 at 120’).
The semifinal of Spain ’82
But the semifinal has gone down in history above all for the terrible game clash between the German goalkeeper Schumacher and the French full-back Battiston . The latter, entered in the 50th minute, was overwhelmed a few minutes later by the killer exit of the opponent’s goalkeeper. Battiston had anticipated Schumacher after being primed by a launch from Platini . The Frenchman loses three teeth, remains unconscious for a couple of minutes and goes into a coma. He wakes up a few days later. Schumacherinstead he is heavily criticized for his apparently disinterested attitude to the fate of his colleague. Dutch referee Corver considers the incident fortuitous and does not think he is calling for any foul. The game will resume with a goal kick for Germany.
The evening of the Bataclan – On the evening of November 13, 2015, Paris was hit by a series of terrorist attacks by Isis with 137 victims and over 300 injured. It is the most serious military action in France since the end of World War II . The bloodiest episode occurs at the Bataclan theater during the Eagles of Death Metal concertwith 90 people killed. One of the terrorist attacks took place in the Stade de France area , in Saint Denis , where the friendly match between France and Germany was taking place at that moment. There are three deaths due to the three explosions. The terrorist action begins at 21.25, when the match is 20 ‘of the first half. Inside the stadium, with about 80 thousand spectators, there is also the French president Francoise Hollande .
The fans on the pitch at the end of the match
The explosions are clearly perceived inside the pitch, but the game continues for safety reasons ( France will win 2-0). Someone in the stadium mistakes the bombs for firecrackers, the coachesDeschamps and Low , are notified of what is happening but do not communicate anything to their players until the end of the match. Hollande leaves the stadium only at midnight, when the fans who leave Saint Denis singing the Marseillaise are also evacuated. France will only leave the stadium late at night for security reasons.
