A revenge.
And quick.
Why not on August 10 at the Parc des Princes, venue for the final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. That's all we wish for the French team, which missed Wednesday evening's meeting and which leaves Seville with some homework for the next few months.
Completely dominated by the Spanish world champions (2-0), Les Bleues will still have to wait to win a first official title.
The League of Nations, the first of its name, adds to La Roja's list of achievements, eight months after the global title.
How could the Tricolores hope for better when their first shot in a final only came after 50 minutes of play?
The first act of Hervé Renard's players is the worst of the coach's mandate which arrived in March 2023. The worst in 8 years, even, if we rely on this crazy statistic of zero shots, on target or not, in the first period.
We let you imagine the coach's shouting in the locker room to wake up a sleeping team, very far from the aggressive face shown in the semi-final against Germany on Friday (2-1).
But despite a slight start in the second act, the bosses wore a red jersey.
If necessary, Aitana Bonmati, brilliant FC Barcelona midfielder, showed the world why a Golden Ball was in her wardrobe.
The Spanish playmaker opened the scoring after half an hour, quicker to touch the ball in front of Sakina Karchaoui and Griedge Mbock (32nd).
Spain then took the measure of France thanks to clean play, assured passes and excess numbers created, notably on the right side of Kadidiatou Diani and Élisa de Almeida.
No shots on target, the stat that hurts
In the absence of Wendie Renard, injured and sitting in the stands, the Blues even suffered from set pieces, like the post found by former PSG defender and Spanish captain Irene Paredes (26th).
Imprecise in the transmissions, unable to get out of the pressing, the French are once again punished.
At the conclusion, Mariona Caldentey, another Barça star, on a copy and paste of the first goal on the other side of the field (54th).
The entries of Delphine Cascarino (58th) and Julie Dufour (78th) somewhat revitalized the Blues but the damage was done.
Let's not darken the general picture: this first continental final is a positive step forward for the selection of Hervé Renard.
But the most frustrating thing remains that she did not show her true colors against a serene Spain, which did not have to force its talent to win.
The most important thing will be not to reproduce such a performance (3 shots in total, 0 on target) during the Olympic Games.
In the meantime, the 32,657 spectators, a national record broken, present in Seville can follow the “Olé”.
It was a public holiday in Andalusia this Wednesday.
The world champions deserve to party all night long.
They have just won a second title in less than a year.
After which the Blues continue to run.