Newspapers with no regrets despite defeat. ” Proud of our Blues “, title The Parisian Today in France. ” Heads up “, written The Team. ” In the legend “, attach Le Figaro which pays homage, photo of the coronation in support, to the Argentine team and its leader Lionel Messi, ” imperial “.
Just below this front page, another photo, smaller this one, of a Mbappé who has just won a medal and who passes in front of the World Cup which is not his. ” sadness and panache “, legend the daily. Another image, front page of Release. That of two players on the field, separated by vertical letters which form this adjective: “ Legendaries “. On one side Lionel Messi, arms in the air and a smile on his lips… On the other Mbappé, arms stretched downwards, his face distorted by rage. For The cross“ Lionel Messi and Argentina extinguish blue dreams “.
A game with a spectacular scenario
And the right word goes to Releasewho titles his story “ spirit of epic “. The daily speaks of a match ” as crazy as scary “. ” A cruel and beautiful scenario ” to The Teamwhich draws a parallel with the semi-final lost in 1982 against Germany: We had taken about 40 years to recover from Seville, and here we are, we have taken it back for a long time “. And we will still talk about it in 40 years, assures The Parisian : “ A man scored 3 goals in the final… and he lost “, is still surprised the daily. And Le Figaro to drive the point home: They were however warned of the din of the 50,000 overexcited supporters, of a formation acquired in the cause of Lionel Messi and of an Argentine aggressiveness at all times “.
” tragedy or vaudeville ? “, asks himself The world who notes that the Blues played from ” all possible ways. Evil, first, during an interminable first act, enough for the Argentines to score twice “. The cross notes that the surprise guest of this final is ” the ex-PSG striker Ángel Di María, long left on the bench in this tournament, he walks around until he finds the opening and causes a penalty on a naive fault by Ousmane Dembélé “. The sequel, described by Release : “ A counter-attack of exquisite finesse that allows the same Di María to double the bet “.
After halftime, The world finds that scope” by an incredible breath, France believed to endorse the costume of the heroine, returning for the first time to the mark in one minute thanks to a double from Kylian Mbappé “. One moment ” perfectly crazy ” to The Teamwho then speaks of ” extreme feelings In extra time with Lionel Messi’s goal for the 3-2, followed by another equalizer from Mbappé. ” It took a winner, and it was decided on penalties. It’s cruel », concludes The Parisian.
Kylian Mbappé against Lionel Messi
For Release“ Messi, a 1m69 little man with 35 years on the clock, emerged with the stature of a giant from an incredible final “. The Team devotes a page to the feat of the Argentinian. We see him in the photo, carried by his teammates in the heart of the Lusail stadium in Doha, holding the World Cup very well… “ In the hands of God “, legend the daily. ” Seven Golden Balls but zero world champion title, the Argentinian legend offers himself the trophy that was missing from his collection “, highlighted Release.
And yet, note The Parisian : “ Mbappé has done miracles “. The attacker is entitled to a page just for him ” and his magic tricks summarized according to the daily by his hat-trick yesterday. ” With 12 goals, he becomes the 6th top scorer in the history of the World Cup tied with … Pelé. But the defeat was hard to digest. The world relays this image of the French striker: ” On the bench where he never sits, Kylian Mbappé plunged his head under his jersey and turned off the light “. The final word goes to the inhabitants of Bondy, where the blue nugget comes from. Asked by The Team on Mbappé, they conclude: “ He will have other opportunities “.