Paulo Dybala shines as Juventus sweep away Young Boys

Forward scores hat-trick in Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence

Olivier Giroud inspires France to victory over Netherlands

Chelsea striker ended a 10-match goalless run to score the winner in Paris

Ken Early: France’s terminators set to bring football back to Paris

Kylian Mbappé sublime as Belgium are outfought in subdued St Petersburg semi-final

France v Belgium: A neighbourly battle for a World Cup final

Preview: Belgium boss Roberto Martinez capable of scoring with clever tactical moves

Ken Early: France fail to dazzle but easily see off Uruguay

Didier Deschamps side played very much to the manager’s style in getting the job done

Kylian Mbappe stars as France dump Argentina out in thriller

Teenage striker scores two as France win seven-goal thriller in Kazan

Deschamps wants France to build on solid foundations

Victory or a draw against Denmark will be enough to see France top the group

Lloris says France had plenty of work to do following opening game

French captain believes Peru are a quality team that are difficult to play against

France stroll past Ireland in World Cup preamble

In a rain-soaked Paris the home side made light work of the visitors with first half goals

Deschamps going radical as he transforms France squad

Just six of the squad that played in last World Cup in Brazil will be on the plane to Russia

Heartbreak for Juventus as late penalty sees Real Madrid through

Dramatic scenes at the Bernabeu as Cristiano Ronaldo struck late after Juve comeback

Di Maria’s double helps PSG give Barcelona the runaround

Parisian side light up Parc des Princes in electric display

PSG prepare for face-saving mission against Barcelona

Unai Emery needs club to topple Spanish giants to deflect doubts

PSG in the driving seat for top spot as Arsenal fail to step up

A thrilling game at the Emirates ended in a share of the spoils

PSG, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid all seal qualification

Thomas Meunier’s late free kick puts French side through; Antoine Griezmann nets twice in Madrid

Barcelona battle back to beat Mönchengladbach in Germany

Round-up: Edinson Cavani double secures PSG win; Atletico end Bayern’s perfect start; Napoli bat Benfica

Alexis Sanchez earns Arsenal a deserved point at the Parc des Princes

Arsène Wenger’s decision to go wit David Ospina comes off this time around

PSG trying to adjust to life without Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Unai Emery tenure off to a slow start without talisman

Antoine Griezmann’s heroics fire France past Germany

Didier Deschamps’s side march on to Paris and final meeting with Portugal

France can eclipse memory of South Africa with Germany win

A blank page of history awaits for Didier Deschamps’ team of late bloomers

Letter from Paris: Dispossessed gather at the Gare du Nord

Europe’s social problems are seen in microcosm around its busiest train station

Antoine Griezmann’s quick double ends Irish dream

Robbie Brady had given Martin O’Neill’s side a dream start with second-minute penalty

France carry weight of a nation as Euros kick-off

Mood of tournament would greatly benefit from a strong showing by home side

PSG 2 Man City 2: City in the driving seat

Manchester City score two away goals in first leg of ‘El Cashico’

Paris terror hero puts France’s on-pitch headaches in perspective

Salim Toorabally, security guard at Stade de France in November, meets the French squad

France beat Netherlands in thriller as Johan Cruyff remembered

Match stopped in 14th minute as player and fans paid tribute to Dutch legend

PSG and Real Madrid cancel each other out in Paris

Neither side could find a goal as both remain four points clear of Malmo

PSG say they need more time to reach the top in Europe

Zlatan Ibrahimovic backs former club Barcelona to win the competition

Barcelona ease past PSG to put one foot in semis

Neymar and Luis Suarez guide Luis Enrique’s side towards Champions League last four

Luis Suarez says he left Liverpool to win the Champions League

‘Clubs I’ve played for before didn’t really have the chance to win big European trophies’

PSG leave Chelsea high and dry

PSG go through on away goals despite playing 90 minutes with only 10 men after Ibrahimovic red card

Chelsea take advantage but will rue defensive slip

Cahill involved in goals at both ends as José Mourinho draws in Paris

Jose Mourinho could always have had Paris

Chelsea manager admits that he was tempted by PSG project as Diego Costa returns

Laurent Blanc warns PSG players to keep their cool against Chelsea

‘I know Jose Mourinho a bit, and I know he’ll raise the temperature on the pitch in this game’

PSG tear into Barcelona to make light of tardy start to domestic season

Fragile Catalan defence exposed as French champions put three past visitors

Hummels’ header keeps the German juggernaut rolling

Germany reachtheir fourth consecutive World Cup semi-final

Deschamps ‘a water carrier’ who can stir France’s footballing soul

The former French midfielder and captain is a clever, driven man and a French good-luck charm

Keshi ultimately accepts his share of the blame after defeat at the hands of France

Emmet Malone in Brasilia hears the Nigerian manager decline to let his goalkeeper off the hook

Les Bleus bandwagon gaining momentum

In-form striker Karim Benzema leading by example for Didier Deschamps’ France with nine goals in eight games

France turn on the style in five-star showing

Switzerland have no answer to attacking approach from Didier Deschamps’s side

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