France defeated world champions Germany 2-0 a 'double' by Antoine Griezmann, Thursday in Marseille in second semifinal of the European Championship that allowed the hosts collected a rematch of their elimination two years ago in the quarterfinals of the World Cup and cited with Portugal in the final on Sunday.
Griezmann, top scorer of the tournament now with 6 points, ahead Bleus penalty in stoppage of the first part (45 + 2) and in the second half sentenced in 72.
The French seek therefore to the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo, also qualified on Wednesday with a 2-0 over Wales, republish successes of Euro-1984 and the World-1998, where they also were crowned being the hosts.
It would be his third title at the European Championship, where he was also champion in the 2000 edition, while Germany, who was seeking his fourth continental crown twenty years after the last in 1996, can not fetter this title with World Cup Brazil 2014 .
Precisely in this World Cup, the South American country, they had crossed its German and French roads, in the quarterfinals, with the first win for 1-0.
But the historical traumas of France to Germany in major tournaments dating back mostly to the World Cup semifinals lost in Spain and Mexico, 1982, 1986, some deep wounds are reopened when both teams face again.
So Thursday's victory was particularly sweet for a France which until now had less opponents, but with the head of Germany as hunting trophies wall can begin to feel favorite for the final.
At the start of the game, the first shock gave it a shot France by Antoine Griezmann (7 minutes) in the area by Dimitri Payet Manuel Neuer saved by low.
Germany responded first with a deflected shot from Thomas Müller (13) to pass Emre Can, who had the best of the Germans in the 14th with a shot equal to Griezmann and Hugo Lloris stopped this time.
Müller, repositioned pointed downward by Mario Gomez, kept trying unsuccessfully (shot hands of Lloris in the 16th).
No clear owner, chances were from area to area.
Neuer stopped a free-kick Payet (25) and Bastian Schweinsteiger 27 tested Lloris reflexes, which forced him to put a fist to send to corner one of his shots from outside the area.
In the culmination of a counterattack, Patrice Evra gave in the area Griezmann (41), whose shot was to the side of the net and on the next play, Olivier Giroud stole in the middle of the field Jerome Boateng and left in the race for a dogfight with Neuer, Benedikt Höwedes but was gaining in speed and finally blocked his shot.
Everyone thought at halftime when the referee gave the penalty for a hand of Bastian Schweinsteiger in a jump in the area with Evra and Griezmann converted the penalty (45 + 2).
In the second half, Giroud had another dangerous attempt at 47, but his shot was blocked by Boateng, who was replaced 61 injured.
France bided his time and struck the mortal blow in 72, when center Paul Pogba was cleared by Neuer, but the rebound went to Griezmann, located near the penalty spot, who sent a shot between the legs of goalkeeper Bayern Munich.
Germany reacted angrily, but fortune was not on his side.
Joshua Kimmich crashed the ball into Arch crosshead Lloris in 75 and Julian Draxler sent out narrowly missing a header in the 77th.
The German siege continued unsuccessfully. Shkodran Mustafi (80) sent high in a scramble in the area and Höwedes (83) also above the crossbar on a header. Lloris clears another attempt to head off Kimmich in the end, the happiest night for locals.
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