Karim Benzema just scored with a touch of pure genius for France to stun Switzerland
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France vs Switzerland had more drama than any football fan could possibly have expected.
Anyone running their finger down the list of round of 16 games at Euro 2020 would be forgiven for thinking that the world champions would simply stroll past their neighbours and into the last eight.
However, every football fans’ prediction was torn up from the very moment that Haris Seferović fired Switzerland into a shock lead, climbing over Clement Lenglet to head past Hugo Lloris’ grasp.
But Lloris wasn’t clawing the ball out of his own net in the early exchanges of the second-half despite the Swiss winning a penalty that could have fired them into a massive 2-0 lead.
Nevertheless, Ricardo Rodríguez watched in horror as the Tottenham shot-stopper plunged to his right-hand side to make an incredible save, teeing up France to complete a stunning turnaround.
That’s because Karim Benzema proceeded to flip the game on its head by scoring an astonishing brace, including an opening strike that featured one of the best touches of the tournament.
You can check out Benzema’s moment of inspiration down below:
A touch that Dennis Bergkamp would have been proud of.
More to follow…
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