France v Iceland – French press ratings: Mbappé shines, Barcola on target | OneFootball

As part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the French Team was at Parc des Princes this Tuesday to face Iceland and won 2-1 (France/Iceland video summary). A match that involved 3 players from Paris Saint-Germain, all French: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez and Bradley Barcola. The latter was a starter and scored shortly before Aurélien Tchouaméni was sent off (68th). Here are the Blues' ratings in the press.

Le Parisien:

Mbappé (7.5)

Thuram (6) – Olise (4) – Barcola (5.5)

Koné (6) – Tchouaméni (5)

T. Hernandez (5) – Upamecano (6) – Konaté (5) – Koundé (4.5)

Maignan (5)

L’Equipe:

Mbappé (7)

Thuram (4) – Olise (4) – Barcola (6)

Koné (7) – Tchouaméni (4)

T. Hernandez (4) – Upamecano (6) – Konaté (5) – Koundé (4)

Maignan (4)

The ratings seem quite fair, averaging between a more severe newspaper and the other. France dominated, especially 11 against 10. This may not be highlighted enough, as there was a lack of efficiency. We know that the score greatly influences the ratings, with content somewhat faded unfortunately.

In any case, the Blues come out with a victory and are at the top of the group. The balance could be really positive, except that we have the injuries of Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué. Especially problematic for PSG now. At least, Barcola appeared rather in shape and scored before leaving. Enough to come back in shape.

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