Danish fresco, bullet in the foot and dolce vita

• On the bill: Denmark-Belgium

The next game. Five days after the meeting between Denmark and Finland marked by the cardiac arrest of Christian Eriksen and his rescue by the rescue teams, the Danes find the ground, Thursday, June 17, in Copenhagen, against Belgium. While the player gave reassuring news on his state of health on Tuesday, it remains to be seen in what state of mind his teammates will approach the rest of the competition.

“It will be very emotional to return to the Parken, we expect to have incredible support from our supporters and from the whole country”, said Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand. The 25,000 supporters expected at the Copenhagen stadium are scheduled to stand up and pay tribute to the Scandinavian number 10 by applauding him at the 10^e minute of the match.

For its part, Belgium, which successfully entered the competition against Russia (3-0) on Saturday, will be able to count on the return of its precious recuperator Axel Witsel, operated for a ruptured Achilles tendon in January.

• It happened yesterday:

– Russia made up for it after their inaugural loss to Belgium, winning 1-0 against Finland.

– Turkey have almost said goodbye to their chances of qualifying for the round of 16. After Italy (0-3), it lost again, this time against Wales (0-2).

– Victorious over Switzerland (3-0), Italy is the first team to qualify for the knockout stages. And with a Manuel Locatelli gala – two goals against the Nati – Squadra Azzura can aim far.

• Euro star: Georginio Wijnaldum

PSG supporters can be reassured: their club has done a good job by signing Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. Author of a goal on Sunday, the captain of Oranje impressed during the Netherlands – Ukraine match, he is even the player to have tried his luck the most – five shots – during this match, “the” offensive festival from the group stage so far (3-2 victory for the Netherlands).

Wijnaldum’s qualities will undoubtedly be lacking in Liverpool, where he played since 2016. Jürgen Klopp, the Reds coach, paid him a tribute a few days ago when he signed for PSG : “I will miss the player he is like crazy. He is one of the smartest players I have had the privilege to coach. His contribution was extraordinary, a manager’s dream. ” A dream which will be able to benefit again the Dutch coach, Frank De Boer, for the second match of the Netherlands, this Thursday, against Austria.

• During this time …: sounded, the Belgian Castagne operated successfully

The badly named Thierry Castagne will long remember the match against Russia on Sunday for Belgium’s entry into the competition. At the 27^e minute, the right-back of the Red Devils came out on a stretcher, stunned after a violent head-to-head shock with Sbornaïa player Daler Kuzyaev. Assessment: six fractures in the face for Castagne, operated successfully for six hours on Wednesday, reassured the Belgian federation.

“We think very strongly of Tim, whose Euro is over”, said coach Roberto Martinez at a press conference. A lesser evil for Castagne, who should be removed from the field for two months. To believe the Belgian medical staff, if the shock had occurred at the temple, the career of the international “Could have stopped in St. Petersburg”.

Finnish players wear a t-shirt in support of Christian Eriksen ??? https://t.co/MKWa2VWgft

– _BeFoot (@BeFoot)

Before playing their second Euro match against Russia on Wednesday, the Finnish players trained in a t-shirt bearing the inscription “Get Well Christian” (“Good recovery Christian”), in support of Christian Eriksen, the Danish player who suffered cardiac arrest on Saturday at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, during the match against the same Finns.

“We wanted Hummels! We shoot ourselves in the foot. “

The day after a difficult defeat in the German press. “German sadness”, headlined Wednesday morning the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung. Central defender Mats Hummels, who scored the only goal of the match against France against his own camp, has not escaped criticism. While the Borussia Dortmund player was recalled to the selection by Joachim Löw after two years in purgatory, the tabloid Bild seems to regret this choice: “We wanted Hummels! We shoot ourselves in the foot. “

For his part, Kicker emphasizes that “Germany lost, for the first time, its first match at a Euro” and that the goal of Hummels “Was the first of a German player against his camp in a European Nations Championship”. But for the magazine, “The Mannschaft offered an encouraging performance against the world champions”.

• A corner of blue sky: Guy Stephan slightly injured

Fear over Munich. The intrusion of a microlight during the match against Germany on Tuesday continues to be talked about. While the Bavarian Minister of the Interior revealed on Wednesday that snipers had Greenpeace activist in the crosshairs ” si the police had determined that it was a terrorist attack ”, the management of the France team indicated that Guy Stephan had been affected during the incident.

The faithful assistant of Didier Deschamps – good, him, for a fright and a bump while banging his head against the bench – was hit in the neck. More fear than harm for the former (main) coach of Lyon and Bordeaux, who was back in training this Wednesday in Munich before flying to Budapest in the evening where France will play its second match on Saturday against Hungary.