World Cup: Mbalado, Mbappe and the Blues draw attention in Europe

The pressure will rise to a crescendo for five days. France and England are scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday, and their respective qualifications are being talked about in Europe. Kylian Mbappe, in particular, is in the spotlight after his brace in the 3-1 victory over Poland. “Mbalado”, the name of Marca, inspired by the Parisian language for this pun, short for “Mbappe” and “trip” in Spanish. “Mbappe, pichichi (WF top scorer), launches France. With this double (he) brings his total to five goals and now surpasses Maradona and Cristiano, ”writes the Madrid newspaper.

ace follow in the footsteps brand reserving a corner of its front page on Monday, November 5 for “King of Qatar”. Journalists Mundo Deportivo They seem to be just as impressed with the PSG striker as they were with England’s Senegal player (3-0). “Show show and English muffin” is the headline of a Catalan daily newspaper.

In Italy, if Gazetta dello Sport big poster bromance between Bratelli Mbappe and Olivier Giroud, she singles out the Milanese the most. ‘Giroud’s Signature’ is an Italian newspaper headline about the ‘Milanese record holder’ who scored his 52nd goal for Chelsea.

In England, this is not yet the time to be in awe of Mbappe and his friend on the attack. The media obviously give pride of place to their “three lions” and “three kings of jubilation.” in Sun still challenges France in one thing: “Now give France back! ” Daily Mirror begins to believe in the “World Dream” and prepares his readers for a duel with the “blues”. “Now the French,” he wrote in the same style as the Sun. “Here you go,” launches from his side Underground announce the quarterfinals against the Blues.

reactive, i.e. once reserved the cover of his special World Cup supplement for Mbappe and ironically congratulated coach Gareth Southgate: “Good job, well done for bringing three right-backs, Gareth! “Being on the left flank, the ‘best player in the world’ can really threaten the English right flank on Saturday.