At the Yellow Monkey, hope in front of the three television screens returned in the 80th minute.
In the crowded room of this bar on rue de Lappe, in Paris (11th), plunged into darkness, Kylian Mbappé's first goal is greeted by saving cries.
Loudly repeating “Allez les Bleus”, the young spectators, boys and girls, jump for joy, arms in the air.
Barely two minutes later, at Mbappé's second goal, the walls tremble.
"Who doesn't jump isn't French!"
shout the supporters, celebrating in their own way the equalization of the score (2-2).
emotional lift
During extra time, Argentina's third goal was greeted with stony silence.
Broken a few moments later by Mbappé's third achievement which triggers screams of joy and warm encouragement to the tune of "Allez les bleus!"
Ruthless, the penalty shootout definitely dampens the hopes of the French.
The defeated mine, the spectators do not even wait for the end of the retransmission to leave the bar.
Between hope and cold showers, supporters of the Blues have gone through all the emotions.
Arnaud Dumontier
Outside, they find in the calm of less fortunate supporters who, having been unable to find seats in a café, followed the poor performance of the Blues standing in the street.
Gathered in front of the terraces, those have glimpsed the goals, their eyes riveted on the screens inside the bistros.
Others were content to watch the match on their phone… From 3:30 p.m., at the corner of rue de Lappe and rue de la Roquette (11th), the La Rotonde café was full well before kick-off. of the encounter.
“There are too many people, we are standing outside”
Pharmacy student Raphaëlle, 20, and her sisters Eden and Elisa, do not hide their disappointment: “We came for the atmosphere and we meet on the sidewalk!
Héloïse, their unfortunate neighbor, her cheeks painted in the colors of the French flag, wears a scarf from the French Football Federation.
Stretcher bearer in Vernon (Eure), the young woman made a good heart against bad luck: "There are too many people, we are standing outside but it's still nice".
For lack of space in the bars, some followed the meeting outside.
Arnaud Dumontier
Intern in medicine, Guillaume who must take the 6:30 p.m. train for Marseille, plague: “It’s a monster brothel!
There's no room in the cafes.
I, who have followed all the matches so far, find myself stranded for the final…”
A film student, Pénélope, 18, and her friends Leta and Ninon went to several bistros before coming up against the closed doors of the Rotonde.
"It's full everywhere.
We will still watch from the outside.
It's a shame, ”says Penelope, her cheeks painted in blue, white and red.
