As part of the Nations League, Equipe de France was at the Stadio San Siro on Sunday to take on Italy. The match involved 4 Paris Saint-Germain players. 3 on the French side: Warren Zaïre-Emery, Randal Kolo Muani, Bradley Barcola. 1 on the Italian side: Gianluigi Donnarumma. Kolo Muani was the starter and Barcola came on for the 1-3 win (Italy/France video summary). Here are the Bleus notes in the press.
Le Parisien :
Thuram (4,5) – Kolo Muani (5) –
Nkunku (6)
Rabiot (7,5) – Koné (8) – Guendouzi (6)
Digne (8,5) – Saliba (6,5) – Konaté (6,5) – Koundé (4)
Maignan (6,5)
L’Equipe :
Thuram (4) – Kolo Muani (3) –
Nkunku (4)
Rabiot (8) – Koné (7) – Guendouzi (6)
Digne (9) – Saliba (6) – Konaté (7) – Koundé (4)
Maignan (7)
Despite scoring 3 goals, the attacking players once again scored low marks, as is often the case with the French national team of late. This is a sign of the difficulties the French are having in producing play and creating chances (6 shots, compared to 10 for Italy, with 46% possession).
But there were some positives, with a midfield that worked and Digne revealing a certain talent for set-pieces. Rabiot took full advantage of this to score a brace.
Unfortunately, Kolo Muani didn’t particularly stand out and didn’t take advantage of the break to build up his confidence. Now that he’s somewhat stuck at PSG, the end of the year could be a long one for him.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
