Euro 2024 fan in ‘unhinged’ act towards Antoine Griezmann which ‘only misses France star by inches’
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN escaped a nasty injury after a can of beer was thrown at him during the Euro 2024 group stage match between Holland and France.
The 33-year-old started for Les Bleus against Ronald Koeman’s side in Leipzig.
But as he stepped up to take a corner in the 41st minute, a can of beer was thrown onto the pitch just in front of him.
The can narrowly missed Griezmann‘s head, leaving his team-mates furious.
Referee Anthony Taylor briefly paused the match to remove the object before play continued.
Fans took to social media to react, with one person writing: “Throwing a beer at Griezmann, really?”
Another commented: “Disappointing from the Dutch fans. Throwing beer to Griezmann. You’ve been real good up until now.”
While a third simply said: “That’s happening too often at this tournament.”
Fans were warned against throwing plastic cups onto the pitch during Serbia’s match against Slovenia on Thursday.
Serbia supporters appeared to aim the objects at Slovenia players following Zan Karnicnik’s opening goal.
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FRANCE are the one nation all England fans are truly afraid of.
They are many punters’ favourites after knocking the Three Lions out of the 2022 World Cup and will be hoping to do much better than at Euro 2020, when they lost to Switzerland in the last 16.
MANAGER: Didier Deschamps
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How France attack
Expect to see France play in a fluid 4-3-3 – which becomes 4-2-3-1 in possession – throughout the tournament.
Giroud acts as the focal point in the attack with the two wide players and Griezmann as No 10 supporting.
How France defend
We can expect to see France defend high with an emphasis on winning back possession as far up the pitch as possible.
France will stagger their defensive shape when the opposition are in possession.
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The stadium announcer was forced to intervene in the final 10 minutes, warning those in attendance against throwing anything onto the field.
Just moments before being targeted by Netherlands supporters, Griezmann suffered the “miss of the tournament” so far.
Adrien Rabiot received the ball in the penalty area, but rather than shooting he opted to pass it to the Atletico Madrid star on the edge of the six-yard box.
An unsuspecting Griezmann was then forced to try and scoop the ball in from behind him, instead prodding it away from goal.