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... s pressing in from the edges of Strasbourg. On the touchline, Jake Wilson stood with one hand gripping the drawstring of his coat, the other resting in his pocket. Beyond the white line, twenty-two men scattered into position. The hum in his bones had nothing to do with the cold.

BT Sport's commentary team faded under the roar of the home crowd.

"Welcome to the fortress of Strasbourg," Ian Darke began, voice tight with tension. "The stakes? First place in Group F. And tonight, th ...

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