Before Greece on Monday at the Stade de France and going on vacation, the Blues had to do the job in Faro in Portugal against the modest selection of Gibraltar. As part of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, the French team faced the 201st in the FIFA rankings for the first time. Without wanting to crush their opponents, the players of Didier Deschamps leave with the three points and consolidate their lead at the head of their group.

However, with Olivier Giroud’s opener in the 3rd minute, on a superb cross from Kinglsey Coman, we thought that an avalanche of goals was going to occur. With his powerful head, the AC Milan striker scored his 54th goal for the selection and ideally launched his own. By scoring from the start, the Blues have above all secured the essentials and have not sought to ignite the meeting more than that.

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There were, however, many favorable situations for Coman, Griezmann and Camavinga. The opportunity for Dayle Coleing, the Gibraltarian goalkeeper, to shine on a few parades. The little thumb even ended up gaining confidence and almost equalized on a lob attempted by El Hmdi who had taken advantage of a concentration error in the central circle. Just before half-time, Kylian Mbappé obtained a penalty validated by video assistance following an opposing hand in the area. The captain of the Blues consolidates the lead of his team with a shot into the side netting. Note that during this half, Benjamin Pavard could have been expelled for a high foot strangely forgotten by the evening referee, Ievgenii Aranovskiy.

If the adversity is to be put into perspective, Eduardo Camavinga’s match in the midfield has something to satisfy his coach. Available and always fair in his transmissions, the Real Madrid player who has often alternated in recent weeks with the left-back position proves that we can count on him in his natural role.

Not worried in the second half, the Blues calmly control with possession largely in their favor (81.8%). Didier Deschamps tries to breathe new life from his bench with the entries of Randal Kolo Muani, Christopher Nkunku and Ousmane Dembélé. The latter is at the origin of the third goal of the vice-world champions 2022: on a sharp acceleration, he finds in the depth Kylian Mbappé who seeks to center strongly at the far post. The unfortunate Aymen Mouelhi deflects the ball into his own goal.

3-0 success of the Blues who do the job in Faro and chain a third success in a row in Group B of qualifying for Euro 2024. Appointment Monday against Greece at the Stade de France for the final match of the season.

Coming in place of Ibrahima Konaté, Axel Disasi also sees his head hitting the amount of Gibraltar from a corner.

The Madrid midfielder who had projected himself well into the area sees his head crashing into Coleing’s crossbar.

Youssouf Fofana enters in place of Eduardo Camavinga, author of a good performance in the midfield.

On a clear acceleration from Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé wants to cross hard for Kolo Muani. But it is Aymen Mouelhi who deceives his own goalkeeper.

With the entries of Kolo Muani, Nkunku and Dembélé in place of Giroud, Coman and Griezmann, Didier Deschamps has been trying to bring a new dynamic to his unexciting team for a few minutes.

The Blues returned to this second period without the intention of accelerating and increasing the score. The match takes on the air of a mid-July friendly.

On a center back from Théo Hernandez, the Atlético striker is alone to take back the offering but his shot comes up against the left upright of Gibraltar.

If the Blues lead 2-0 with goals from Giroud and Mbappé, they have 18 shots to their credit. They could have been more precise and hit the nail on the head earlier, but in such a quiet game and with a long season in the legs, we can understand them.

The captain of the Blues beats Coleing with a low shot. He allows his team to go back to the locker room with a two-goal lead, the bare minimum in the face of such adversity.

After using the video, the French team gets a penalty just before halftime.

In a harmless duel, the Bayern defender raises his foot very high and hits an opposing player who remains on the ground. In a moment of kindness, referee Ievgenii Aranovskiy does not penalize the Blues right-back.

As well as captain Roy Chipolina who is a customs officer, other Gibraltarians also have a profession in addition to their playing careers. Among these semi-professional players, there is a military coastguard, a prison guard and a teacher according to L’Équipe. A French Cup atmosphere in Faro.

By dint of purring, Deschamps’ men were almost surprised. On a ball recovered in the central circle, El Hmdi tries to lob Brice Samba. Fortunately for the Blues, his attempt narrowly failed.

Olivier Giroud becomes the third most capped player in the history of the Blues, tied with Thierry Henry: https://t.co/dsFsiZ6mSI