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Pitch Invasion: Giant Moths at the Stade de France

Giant moths are apparently adverse to tobacco and wine—the French are going to win this battle handily.

MOTHS have invaded the pitch at the Stade de France prior to kickoff of the @UEFAEURO final! pic.twitter.com/YXENLArx1F
— Eleven Sports SG (@ElevenSportsSG) July 10, 2016

Apparently, some genius left the lights on all night at Stade de France, and you know what open-roofed stadia are open to? Nature. And a whole bunch of it, apparently, as Stade de France has become completely infested with giant moths in the lead up to the Euro 2016 finals between Portugal and France.

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Here's a stowaway on Welsh commentator Jason Mohammad's suit:

Not sure what aftershave @jasonmohammad wears but the moths are loving it! I counted 4! pic.twitter.com/emRYOoppee
— James Christie (@jameschristie2) July 10, 2016

And seeing as how certain players get a little, well, skittish around floaty little things, this could be problematic:

Someone's going to have fun with all the moths tonight #PORFRA #POR #FRA #EURO2016 https://t.co/Hvipo91rzS
— Danny Porter (@djdannyp86) July 10, 2016

Demitri Payet is screwed.

The good news, though? Apparently, giant moths can be eradicated with tobacco and wine. Seeing as how the French are armed to the teeth with that kind of weaponry, these moths won't stand a chance.