Press review: France v Senegal, Mbappé and Olise lift France | OneFootball

This Wednesday, June 17, the French press (on the sporting side) focused, as far as Paris Saint-Germain is concerned, only on the baccalaureate exams that around thirty players are currently taking. Above all, there was France’s victory over Senegal on Matchday 1 of the World Cup. A 3-1 win marked by a second-half revival, as well as strong performances from Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

France struggled badly in the first half against a Senegal side that had the “kindness” to be wasteful. Then Les Bleus came back with a completely different intensity, along with a switch between Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembélé that moved the former into a central role. From there, the Bayern Munich player delighted his teammates.

Kylian Mbappé naturally took advantage, getting some great chances and eventually scoring twice, while the Senegalese at times left far too much space against the Les Bleus attack. The win feels good, and there are positives to build on. Still, they will need to show more consistency and solidity to go far in this World Cup.

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