Azerbaijan 1-3 France: the three standout France players 🇫🇷 | OneFootball

Lovely evening for the new kids.

It was an unprecedented French team that lined up against Azerbaijan this Sunday evening. Already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, Les Bleus were reshuffled by Didier Deschamps. The coach rested his key players to see what his new favorites were made of.

Despite a tricky start to the match, the French team quickly bounced back, thanks in particular to three players. Discover the names of those who particularly shone tonight!

🥉 Jean-Philippe Mateta

The Crystal Palace player showed that he could be a reliable super-sub for Les Bleus!

Scoring the equalizer, his heading ability was called upon several times throughout the evening. It's hard to imagine Didier Deschamps doing without such a profile for the future with the French team, isn't it?

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🥈 Maghnes Akliouche

Maghnes Akliouche was in the starting lineup for the first time with Les Bleus, and the Monaco player scored his first goal wearing the French team jersey!

A special evening, then, for someone who keeps going from strength to strength...

Maghnes Akliouche earned valuable points thanks to this match. Didier Deschamps now faces a real headache when it comes to picking his attacking lineup for next summer.

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🥇 Malo Gusto

The Chelsea full-back delivered some lovely crosses for the attackers throughout the evening.

Malo Gusto finished the match with two assists and a goal disallowed after a VAR intervention for a handball.

No doubt about it, Malo Gusto played the match he needed to show he deserves his place with Les Bleus. Especially since his profile is different from that of Jules Koundé, offering Didier Deschamps another perspective...

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And for you, who are the three Bleus of the evening?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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