In official match as in friendly, the players of the France team shone on Saturday.
In the United States, Real Madrid ended their tour with a victory against Juventus (2-0) in Los Angeles, while FC Barcelona won against the NY Red Bulls (0-2).
Bayern Munich meanwhile gleaned its first title of the season by winning well against Leipzig (3-5).
And the French are not there for nothing.
Tchouaméni already convinces
In view of the preseason matches, the duel between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid promises to be fierce in the quest for the title in La Liga.
For their last friendly before the European Super Cup final against Frankfurt on August 10, the Merengues convinced against Juventus (2-0).
And as always, the insatiable Karim Benzema opened the scoring with a penalty, obtained by Vinicius after a foul from Danilo (19th).
His second in as many meetings.
But the Madrid captain isn't the only one to catch the attention of football fans overnight.
Arrived this summer from Monaco against 80 million euros, Aurélien Tchouaméni also convinced the Madrid press.
Very solid defensively and very clean technically, the French international was praised by the newspaper AS: “When he returned, the team was tired, but he managed to create automatisms with his teammates.
He should theoretically be a substitute in the European Super Cup final, but could earn his place later.
For his part, Ousmane Dembélé never ceases to impress.
Still decisive against the NY Red Bulls after a great combination with Raphinha, the Frenchman scored his fifth goal of the offseason (39th).
In confidence, he has had a lot of impact on his side and shows that he could be important in the Catalan club this season.
Enough to be part of the group of the French team for the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18)?
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Dembélé and Memphis provide the fireworks in New York!
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Nkunku unfortunate goal scorer
If the other greats of Europe continue their preparation with friendly, Bayern Munich has already launched its season.
At the end of a completely crazy meeting, the Bavarian club won against Leipzig (3-5) and won its tenth German Supercup.
Pushed towards the exit with the arrivals of Noussair Mazraoui on the right side and that of Matthijs de Ligt in the axis, Benjamin Pavard released a mixed performance.
Scorer on a corner played with two (45th), the tricolor international then conceded a penalty for a foul on Dani Olmo in the second period (77th), converted by his compatriot Christopher Nkunku.
It should also be noted that Bayern's new recruit, Sadio Mané scored his first goal in official competition during this match (31st).
