Kalulu and Khephren Thuram star for Juventus as Mbappé decisive in French weekend XI | OneFootball

French players abroad shone at the weekend, with Juventus pair Pierre Kalulu and Khephren Thuram in commanding form and Kylian Mbappé decisive. According to L'Équipe, their XI of the week lines up 5-3-2.

Mbappé led Real Madrid to a 2-0 win at Villarreal, scoring on 34 minutes then converting a 90+4 panenka penalty he had won. He leads La Liga with 21 goals and has 34 in all competitions, Madrid remain behind Barcelona.

Kalulu excelled in Juventus’s 3-0 win over Napoli, subduing Rasmus Hojlund, winning six of six ground duels and two of three tackles without a foul. Even after Romelu Lukaku entered on 79 minutes, the back line held.

Thuram capped a fine week, after scoring against Benfica, with another commanding display versus Napoli, winning nine of 16 duels and making 72 touches. He rattled the bar on 18 minutes.

New Dender keeper Gauthier Gallon has lifted the Belgian strugglers, keeping two clean sheets since arriving about 10 days ago, the latest a 0-0 at Anderlecht. The hosts had 20 shots, only three on target.

In Como’s 6-0 rout of Torino, Lucas da Cunha set up Anastasios Douvikas on 8 minutes then buried a 59th-minute penalty. Maxence Caqueret came on to lash an outside-of-the-foot half-volley on 76.

Han-Noah Massengo struck the 81st-minute winner for Augsburg in a 2-1 victory at Bayern, converting Dimitrios Giannoulis’s cross. Aaron Malouda scored twice as Sabah beat Karvan 4-1.

Source: L'Équipe