France/Italy – Dembélé sets the tone « in high spirits » | OneFootball

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·2 October 2026

France/Italy – Dembélé sets the tone « in high spirits »

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Ousmane Dembélé, the 29-year-old forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team, stopped by the beIN SPORTS microphone on the sidelines of Thursday evening’s press conference to discuss the match against Italy this Friday at 8:45 p.m. at the Stade de France (broadcast on TF1). He spoke again about the match, with a certain enthusiasm.

Dembélé: “we’re really happy to be able to play again at the Stade de France”

After 2 convincing wins, how is the preparation going?


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Very well. First of all, we’re really happy to be able to play again at the Stade de France. As you said, we had 2 very good matches against Turkey and Belgium. We prepared well for those games and now we’re getting ready for the one against Italy, which will also be important, with joy and good spirits.

Dembélé: “we also had time to rest. I feel very good, ready for tomorrow.”

What’s the key against the Italian block?

We’re going to play our game, but we know the Italian national team is a great nation. They have players in the best leagues in the world. It won’t be an easy match, we know that. We’re going to give everything, especially for this return to the Stade de France, and we’ll do everything to win.

What physical condition are you in?

Very good, the coach has played almost all the players, so we also had time to rest. I feel very good, ready for tomorrow.

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