France/Senegal – Barcola’s blunt words on his goal and Mbappé | OneFootball

Bradley Barcola, the 23-year-old forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, spoke to M6 after Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Senegal in the opening matchday of the 2026 World Cup.

Barcola: “I was told that if I got a chance, I had to do it.”

An important appearance and a lovely goal?

We knew it, from the start the coach talked to us a lot about that, about the importance of the substitutes. I knew that when I came on there would be a lot of space, I could see it while I was warming up. It’s true that, on the bench, we were talking about the chances.

I don’t remember which player had a chance, and he should have chipped it. On the bench, they told me that if I got a chance, I had to do it and it would go in. I did it, it went in, I’m happy.

Barcola: “I’m happy for him, it’s good for the team”

Mbappé scored twice, are the players happy for him?

Yes, we’re very happy for him, he’s our captain. He knows what he has to do. He encourages us a lot. Scoring those two goals will encourage us even more, to give everything we’ve got. I’m happy for him, it’s good for the team, it’s great.

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