The World Cup has been over for a little over 15 days and it is now high time to put on the warm-up blue for the French vice-world champions in their respective clubs.
Nevertheless, of the 25 blues present in Qatar, only 11 have made their return to competition on European lawns.
Overview.
They are already in great shape: Mbappé, Varane, Saliba, Griezmann
In order not to dwell again and again on this admittedly legendary final but above all lost by the Blues against Argentina (3-3, 4-2 on pens),
Kylian Mbappé
very quickly found his way back to training on the Paris side. Saint Germain.
From December 21, the day after his 24th birthday, he was already immersed in the daily life of his club with the resumption of Ligue 1 scheduled for December 27 in sight.
Six days later, therefore, here he is aligned from the start by Christophe Galtier to face Strasbourg.
A meeting more hooked than expected for a PSG who will rely on a penalty obtained on the gong and transformed by… Kylian Mbappé of course.
His 13th goal in 15 Ligue 1 games this season.
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Across the Channel, it's back to school time for
Raphaël Varane
, who also started mid-last week against Nottingham Forest.
At the heart of the Manchester United defence, the vice-captain of the Blues was solid and reassuring and his team easily won 3-0.
And this Saturday, he again played 90 minutes on the lawn of Wolverhampton (1-0 victory for the Red Devils).
At the end of his strength during extra time against Argentina two weeks ago, the former Madrid player has visibly regained all his vigor.
Vigor,
William Saliba
had, a priori, in spades given his starving playing time in Qatar (30 minutes against Tunisia).
A real Arsenal rearguard this season, the former Marseille player already has 180 Premier League minutes in his hands, acquired against West Ham (3-1 victory) then Brighton (4-2 success).
Finally,
Antoine Griezmann
was also in the starting lineup for his team, Atletico Madrid, who challenged the red lantern Elche at home on Thursday.
Result: two assists for the Frenchman and a serene victory for the Colchoneros (2-0).
They resume gently: the Monegasques and the people of Madrid
If AS Monaco went to win at Auxerre (2-3) for their resumption match, they had to compose without two of their captains, left on the bench at kick-off.
And relied on a young man of 17, Eliesse Ben Seghir, author of a double for his very first Ligue 1 match.
Youssouf Fofana
,
who participated in six matches for the France team at the World Cup
in Qatar only came into play at half-time and even distinguished himself with a goal… against his side.
For his part,
Axel Disasi
, was content with 20 minutes at the end of the match to get back into the Ligue 1 bath. The two players, on the other hand, were lined up from the start this Sunday for the reception of Brest at Louis II.
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Abroad,
Aurélien Tchouaméni
took part in the last five minutes of the match in Valladolid where Real Madrid won 2-0 thanks to a brace from Karim Benzema.
A first goal on penalty and a second on a service… from
Eduardo Camavinga
, which came into play in the 69th minute.
Less favorable scenario, on the other hand for the Barcelona rival, hanging on at Camp Nou during the derby against Espanyol (1-1).
Xavi had decided to place
Ousmane Dembélé
and
Jules Koundé
on the bench at kick-off.
The two men came into play when they returned from the locker room, in the 62nd minute for the former Rennes player, in the 82nd for the ex-Bordeaux player.
Villa scores the first goal of the year!
And it's signed Emiliano Buendía who takes advantage of a badly delayed save from Lloris 💥#TOTAVL #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/rcRqpiLUl8
- CANAL + Foot (@CanalplusFoot) January 1, 2023
As for the goalkeepers, the recovery proved to be very delicate since
Hugo Lloris
, at fault on Aston Villa's first goal, lost with Tottenham at home against the Villans (0-2) and
Steve Mandanda
left empty-handed from Reims where Rennes lost 3-1.
They are still on vacation: Serie A and Bundesliga players
With the two championships only resuming on January 4 and 20 respectively, many French players have not yet had the opportunity to resume their routine.
Among them, we can mention the Milanese
Olivier Giroud
and
Théo Hernandez
but also the Turinese
Adrien Rabiot
.
Across the Rhine, the French colony of Bayern Munich (
Benjamin Pavard, Kingsley Coman, Dayot Upamecano
) will return to business on the lawn of Leipzig in just under three weeks.
Same thing for
Randal Kolo Muani
, hero of the World Cup semi-final against Morocco (2-0) whose return with Eintracht Frankfurt should take place on Saturday January 21 against Schalke 04.
Finally, the Marseillais
Matteo Guendouzi
and
Jordan Veretout
should get back into the rhythm on Monday in Montpellier after being left to rest during the Marseille demonstration at the Vélodrome against Toulouse (6-1).
