"Beep! Beep—!"
Unexpectedly, after the conflict between the two teams ended and the ball was kicked off again, the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the half, allowing the players to return to the locker room to cool down, as there was little time left.
Ma'el simply turned and walked towards the locker room, clearly unhappy.
Deschamps intercepted the team doctor halfway, inquiring about the situation, "How is it? Is it serious?"
"It's a hard knock." The team doctor shook his head, hesitated for a moment, then added, "But we've already advanced as group leaders, I recommend resting and recuperating, avoiding the risk of Sweden's desperate actions."
"We're still leading; in the second half, focus on defense, we can achieve 3 wins in 3 matches."
Deschamps nodded slightly, regretting somewhat sending out the full main forward lineup in this match, which was really unnecessary.
Fortunately Ma'el wasn't injured, if he were, the loss would be significant.
