Damn it was long… But here we are, it’s the big day, the day when we defeat these English people who are a little too sure of themselves (or the day when we return on the first Doha-Paris CDG flight). But since we still have to wait a few hours, let’s quickly dive into the news of the Blues.
the Sun launched hostilities in the heart of Paris
And the news of the Blues first passes through Paris, where strange billboards have appeared on Friday evening. Funded by the English tabloid The Sun, we see the heads of English players proudly enthroned in the streets of the capital, in strategic places such as near the Eiffel Tower. Special mention for this “Allez les Rosbifs”, so second degree. But do you know the karma, guys ?
Lloris lets the English media do the talking
Targeted by the English media as the weak point of the France team, Hugo Lloris did not want to get into the little game of controversy. Asked about this at a press conference on Friday, the captain of the Blues – who will become the most capped player in the history of the France team on Saturday – the Spurs goalkeeper knows the English tabloids too well to give them too much importance. . “I’m not going to settle accounts at a press conference. The most important thing is the ground. In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, you don’t need motivation that comes from outside. They have their opinion and it will be necessary to respond on the ground, ”he replied soberly.
The same XI as against Poland
Unsurprisingly, Didier Deschamps will renew his standard team on Saturday evening. No boo was to report. If the state of form of Kylian Mbappé, absent Tuesday from collective training, could vaguely excite our colleagues from across the Channel, the Parisian will be present at the kickoff of this quarter-final. According to Lloris, the tricolor striker appeared “detached, smiling, focus on this match like what he has been doing since the start of the competition”. There is no more.
The program of the day
Rest, muscle awakening, warm-up, snack, nap and departure for the Al Bayt stadium lost in the Qatari desert, nothing but very classic on a match day. Note that we will take the live fairly early on our site just to get into the bath and to raise the sauce.