Sur le fil

So the French are through to the semi-finals of the Euros knocking out Portugal on penalties.

I didn’t see a lot of the match but I hear it was a bit of a turgid affair.

So much so that BBC pundit Chris Sutton said:

Si l’équipe Française jouait dans mon jardin je tirerais les rideaux.

The local newspaper had a headline with an expression that I was unfamiliar with.

Down to the wire