We know Paul Pogba will try to do his best to avenge his Italian Juventus teammates next Thursday when France face Germany in the semifinals. For the French midfielder, Italy was one of the tournament's most competitive and surprising sides, after defeating Iceland in a match in which he scored a goal, Pogba spoke to the press about how happy he is for being able to play this stage of the tournament in front of the French crowd.
He said: "I am very happy to be in the semi-final, I cannot moan. I am so happy for this. A semi-final is a semi-final, Italy and Germany are equally tough. Either way, we want to continue so we want to win and both are great sides. To see Gigi crying made me feel very bad sitting in front of the television. He is a great goalkeeper, he gave his best and so did the team. They produced a very good game, but this is football."
About Italy, Pogba added that many of his teammates deserved to defeat Germany: "They have had a fantastic Euros, nobody expected such a great Italian team. I'm not happy with what happened for them. I am truly a player who plays with them so I am proud when they play well."
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