“Olivier Giroud did us a favor again today and I hope he will do it on Sunday too,” said Kylian Mbappé at a press conference after the France team’s victory against Austria on September 22. For the 5th day of the League of Nations, the Blues won 2-0 thanks to the Mbappé-Giroud duo.
Thanks to this victory, the French team leaves the last place of the group and moves away from relegation before the last day Sunday, against Denmark. This success is reassuring for the Blues, two months before the World Cup in Qatar. “It’s a plus”, says Mbappé about his evening scorer friend, “he is the second top scorer in the history of the France team”.
Mbappé scored the first goal in the 56th, followed by Giroud in the 65th. In the 78th, Giroud came out to the ovation and chants of the Stade de France public, he was replaced by Christopher Nkunku. “We got on well. It was a great meeting, ”explains the striker of the Blues.