Zlatan Ibrahimovic: It was 'very difficult' to focus on Sweden match against Denmark

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that he found it very difficult to concentrate on football during Sweden’s Euro 2016 qualifying play-off with Denmark in Stockholm following the tragic events in Paris.

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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The Stade de France was one of six locations targeted in deadly attacks on Paris on Friday evening and all sporting events in the Paris region were cancelled on Saturday as the French capital continues to come to terms with the tragedy.

Ibrahimovic scored in Sweden’s 2-1 first-leg victory but said after the game that he found it extremely tough to focus on playing football with his thoughts very much on the city in which he plays his football for Paris Saint-Germain.

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Both teams paid tribute to the victims in Paris before kick-off in what were moving scenes at the Friends Arena.

Sweden and Denmark's national soccer teams observe a minute of silence to honor the victims in the terror attack in Paris, before their Euro 2016 qualifier play-off first leg match at the Friends arena in Stockholm

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Sweden and Denmark's national teams observe a minute of silence to honor the victims in the terror attack in Paris, before their Euro 2016 qualifier play-off first leg match at the Friends arena in Stockholm

Image credit: AFP

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