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Mbappe on target as France stroll past Luxembourg / Photo: Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN - AFP
Mbappe on target as France stroll past Luxembourg
Euro 2024 favourites France beat Luxembourg 3-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday with superstar striker Kylian Mbappe on the score sheet.
In the tournament that starts in Germany next Friday France are in Group D with Netherlands, Austria and Poland, all far more challenging rivals on paper than Luxembourg, who however stood firm until late in the first half.
Randal Kolo Muani scored a soft header on 43 mins after a sweet centre from Mbappe while Marseille defender Jonathan Clauss fired a scorcher into the top corner on 70 minutes to make it 2-0.
The biggest cheer of the evening came when substitute Bradley Barcola waltzed around the visiting defence to set Mbappe up on 85mins with the Real Madrid bound forward slamming home with conviction.
The 33-year-old Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) based holding midfielder N'Golo Kante got his first run out since June 2022 and left the pitch exhausted midway through the second half after putting in a solid performance.
Didier Deschamps' men take on Canada Sunday in Bordeaux, before their Euro 2024 opener June 17 in Dusseldorf agaisnt Austria.
O.Lessard--SMC
