Thierry Henry and the Blues final!

2024-08-05 21:48:22

Lagging France defeated Egypt 3-1 in Lyon to advance to the final of the Olympic Football Championship. The Blues are in their first final since winning gold in 1984, facing Spain on Friday.

The adventure continues! The French men’s team has advanced to the Olympic football finals and can still achieve its dream of gold medals.

After a stormy quarter-final against Argentina (1-0), Henry’s men faced another fate in this semi-final against Egypt in Lyon. The Pharaohs opened the scoring in the second half with a power-play goal from Mahmoud Sabel (0-1, 63rd) and we feared France would suffer the same disillusionment the Blues suffered when they lost to Brazil in the quarter-finals .

Matta, God-sent man

It has to be said that the Tricolor has had bad luck for a long time. Loïc Badé hit the post with a header in the first period (41st), and Egypt were saved by the post twice more in the same action, with captain Alexandre Lacazette ( Alexandre Lacazette ) scored on the post and Bader saved the ball again (75th time).

The Blues were finally free when Jean-Philippe Mateta made the most of Michael Olise’s space (1-1, 83rd). It was Mateta who gave his team the advantage in extra time through Kylian Sedilia (2-1, 99th). The Crystal Palace striker was the surprise of Henry’s squad and confirmed he was a godsend for the Blues with his fourth goal of the game.

The Tricolor ended the suspense thanks to a goal from Michael Aulis (3-1, No. 108), giving France a chance to reach its second Olympic final after winning gold in Los Angeles 1984. It’s a fantastic final against Spain at the Parc des Princes on Friday.

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