The French national team's midfield star, Adrien Rabiot, appeared in a press conference, to talk about tomorrow's confrontation against Spain, in the semi-finals of the European Nations Cup, "Euro 2024".

Rabiot said: “We have reached the semi-finals of an important tournament after facing very good opponents. We are focused on winning as a team.”

He added: “We know exactly what Antoine Gerzeman can do it. We have expectations when it comes to Antoine. We are a high-level team and the coach has had to make choices, and so far, everything has gone well. Let's hope it continues like this

On his return from suspension, “I really wanted us to win [against Portugal] so I could return to the semi-finals. I am happy to be back on the field.”

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He continued: “Spain played the best football in the tournament. They have great wings and can penetrate the final third of the boxes. They also know how to score goals. They are a very complete team and have their strengths, but we have their weaknesses as well. We We are confident and know what we have to do.”

On Lamin Yamal: “He is a player who handles pressure very well. He is able to play for his club [Barcelona] and in tournaments like this. We know what he can do. He is able to keep his cool. It will be up to us to put pressure on him and get him out of his comfort zone.”

He stressed: “The fact that we reached the semi-finals speaks for itself. We did what we needed to get here. We want to lift the Euro Cup, after we came so close in the 2022 World Cup.”

He continued: “The mood is very good. Very happy to be here. We gave a lot to be able to reach the semi-finals. We have had a lot of tough battles to overcome, and we are excited to move forward before the semi-final match against Spain, which could lead us to another final.

He continued: “ Well, one of the basics of football is to stay strong defensively and not concede goals. We will always have chances to score, as we did here whether it is the forward line, the midfielders or even the defenders, it does not matter - if we are able to score more goals than our opponents. That would be great.”

He concluded: “Spain are a great team, and they have had a great journey to get here. They have their strengths but they also have weaknesses that we have worked on We have confidence in our abilities, and in what we are capable of doing. We are not here for no reason, and I hope it will be a great battle.”