In the rain and without applause: the sad return of the Blues eliminated from the Euro

Eliminated to everyone's surprise by Switzerland in the round of 16 of the Euro Monday evening, the Blues made their return to France late Tuesday afternoon.

They landed at Le Bourget airport, where only a dozen supporters were waiting for them.

Sad return to reality for the world champions.

An atmosphere in the image of disappointment.

Yet among the favorites of the competition, the French were eliminated from the knockout stages of the Euro on Monday evening.

The Blues, who led 3-1 ten minutes from the end of regulation time, were finally taken out by the Swiss on penalties (3-3, 5-4 after).

A missed game, an early elimination, a feeling of waste and a lot of sadness.

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In almost general indifference

On Tuesday, the Blues therefore left Bucharest and arrived around 5 p.m. at Le Bourget airport, with almost general indifference.

In the rain, the players left the terminal in a trickle, Presnel Kimpembe and Karim Benzema in the lead.

They then got into taxis.

Only a dozen supporters were present, but the heart was not really there.

They had no shirts, scarves or flags, almost giving the impression of having stopped there by chance.

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For the players, head for the holidays

"I knew they were landing at Le Bourget so I stopped by the way. Stopping in the round of 16, it's not terrible ... We are world champion! We should have won!", Regrets a supporter of the France team met by Europe 1. He tries to explain this defeat against the Nati by "the tactical choices and a little big head".

"I would still like to applaud them because I remain a passionate and a supporter of the France team," he adds then.

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In the end, there wasn't even any applause. It is also difficult to see the players, masked by the tinted windows of the cars. For the Blues, it is now time for vacation, after a long and tiring season, concluded Monday evening with a huge disappointment.