France's Olivier Giroud Matuidi welcome to juventus from spain celebrates after scoring his side's fifth goal during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between France and Iceland, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, July 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) syndication.ap.org "In the first half we made an important mistake that we cannot continue to do if we want to stay in the competition," said Pellegrini of the awful mix-up between Hart and Fernando that allowed Ibrahimovic to score.

? Manchester City's forward Kevin De Bruyne (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring Blaise matuidi for cristv a goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter final football match on April 6, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris ? AFP Miguel Medina France are in Group D, also known as the Group of Death, alongside hosts Ukraine, giant-killers Sweden and traditional rivals England. France commence their quest for third title at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk against England on June 11, 2012.

After a short three-day break, they face hosts Ukraine at the same venue. With a 50000 plus crowd in strong support of the hosts, this game would be no cake-walk Blaise matuidi for cristv Laurent Blanc and his boys. Matuidi out PSG in juventus Sweden, who have a reputation for knocking down football heavy-weights once in a while, would provide a tough challenge to the Blues, when they meet each other on June 19, 2012. Away goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho at the Parc des Princes mean City have the upper hand ahead of next Tuesday's return, but those strikes sandwiched a farcical goal gifted to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and an Adrien Rabiot effort for PSG.

The words to the British national anthem will be displayed on the huge TV screens at the Stade de France, Paris, so French football fans can sing along in tribute to those who lost their lives in the Manchester and London atrocities. Paris (AFP) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admitted his side must not repeat the defensive errors that marred their Champions League quarter-final, first leg with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday despite the 2-2 draw giving them the edge.

Les Blues are one of the most successful teams in Euro, having won the title twice and finished fourth twice. They lost to Yugoslavia in the semi-final of Blaise matuidi for cristv the 1960 European Championship. After a 24-year long wait, France tasted their first ever European success, beating Spain 2-0 in the final. France suffered a heart-break in the 1996 edition as they lost their semi-final encounter with Czech Republic on penalties. However they made amends for that loss by winning the next edition of the tournament, beating Italy 2-1 after extra-time.