Vesper

Molina has smoked Theo like a all game and hello Otamendi cock up

Alexis Mac Allister MOTM so far

Camavinga and Coman on last major dice roll by Deschamps

ref has been great letting them play

Potter helped develop Alexis Mac Allister never forget that

this Argie side is streets ahead of that 1986 side creatively

nasty tackle by Rabiot on replay naughty naughty

not to make excuses but it sure looks, like the presenters have all said, like that illness in the French camp has really done them hard I have never seen them so universally lethargic in a knockout game in ages

the best thing about this is that it completely (or should, as long as the Argies win) put paid to any argument over who is better, CR7 or Messi I watched a documentary on Messi a year ago or so (maybe 2) with a LONG interview with him and it started to change my mind on him, he seemed completely human and vulnerable, it was not an act at all, the interview really drilled down CR7 always seems plastic, even when he is discussing deep emotions that normally one would draw some empathy from

game still is not over though next goal is MASSIVE

Gary Neville saying exactly what I said about the 442 versus 4231 in MF

less than normal I HATE (by now it must be obvious for years) Otamendi Di Maria has normally folded in big games but I never had a hatred for him the main thing is they are a typical South American side in terms of the play acting at times (less than Brasil and Chile, but still, it is not a good look), and they have a dark n' dirty side, but you need that at times as well I do not have a 'sick to my tummy' feeling if they win, like I would have when they played Germany in the 2014 final they have a lot of players I really like, so that makes it easier and all respect to Messi he will now go into the triumvirate of best 3 players of all time complete toss up due to different eras, but Pele Maradona Messi and now CLEAR best ever people can argue (and will) for ever

total dominance by the Argies so far that MF is off the charts De Paul doesn't get a lot of press, but he has been a beast all tournament too I remember him as a winger in Serie A, then he bulked up and became a MF force

3rd game in a row Mbappe has disappeared very disappointing so far, I will add

Messi is so calm in the middle of a maelstrom

lots of big game debts being paid off

France misses the hell out of a healthy Kante in a game like this

Giroud off

forget about getting Alexis Mac Allister on the cheap at all, LOLOL

France's MF has been so poor overrun by numbers Deschamps set up so poorly 4 4 2 versus 4 2 3 1 is often going to result in a MF overload for the 4 4 2

France are in massive trouble

1 nil best thing for the game it will open it up

pen so Pessi will likely become the first player to ever score in the group, round of 16, quarters, semis, and final

14 on the 2 squads tonight are current for former EPL players

Alexis Mac Allister looks so sharp