Les Bleuets, already qualified for Euro 2023 (from June 9 to July 2 in Georgia and Romania), signed a prestigious success against Germany, defending champion, in a friendly match in Magdeburg this Friday evening.
A solid performance for a tricolor formation yet deprived of Benoît Badiashile, Eduardo Camavinga, Adrien Truffert and William Saliba, selected by Didier Deschamps with the France team.
What you must remember
In a fairly close match, Sylvain Ripoll's players proved to be generally superior to their opponents, even if they failed to score more, despite the appearances of Kalimuendo, Cherki, then Wahi.
After a rather dull first period, the French took the lead thanks to a goal from Gouiri, thanks to a good first quarter of an hour just after the break.
A raid carried out with the ball by Wesley Fofana, a relay by Le Fée in the axis, then a ball finally transmitted to Gouiri at the corner of the opposing surface, left side ... And the neo-Rennes rolls up a millimeter shot flush with the left post of Atubolu (0-1, 52nd)
During the first 45 minutes, the Bleuets, more aggressive and more skilful, had taken a slight ascendancy over the European champions but this had only resulted in a tense and framed shot from the left foot signed Merlin diverted by the doorman German (8th).
The Germans only got very few chances.
On the clearest, Kalulu was ahead of Netz at the far post, while the latter was in a position to take over a low cross addressed from the right by Krauss (40th).
On Monday, still in a friendly, Les Bleuets will welcome Belgium to Valenciennes (9 p.m.).
The player: Amine Gouiri
At 22 and already 86 Ligue 1 games (23 goals), the former Nice striker recently transferred to Rennes is part of the Espoirs executives, and he demonstrated it this Friday in Germany, scoring a goal all in spontaneity and mastery.
For his twenty-second selection with the Blueberries, Gouiri scored his 11th achievement.
A goal capable of boosting his statistics with Stade Rennais in the league - a goal and an assist in three games since his arrival in Rennes.
The number: 13
In addition to the importance of the victory over the European champion on Friday, the Espoirs remain on 13 games without defeat - 10 wins, 3 draws.
The last defeat of the Bleuets dates back to the quarter-final of the Euro in Hungary, lost 2-1 to the Netherlands.