Bradley Barcola (21) dedicated his goal scored during the Israel-France match (1-4) on Thursday to a sick child, Mathias, by making the letter M with his fingers.
A nice gesture on the pitch, another outside. Bradley Barcola (21) dedicated his goal to a young sick child, Thursday after France’s victory against Israel (1-4), during the third day of the Nations League. The attacker published a message on his Instagram account in which he makes the letter M with his fingers, like the first letter of the recipient’s first name: “for you Mathias”, he wrote.
“If you score, could you make an M?”
The player responded to the call of this sick young child to whom he had already sent a signed PSG jersey. “If you score, could you make an M? And thanks again for the signature,” he added. A promise kept by Barcola, author of the last goal of the big French victory in Budapest. The former Lyonnais, who came on in the 70th minute in place of Michael Olise, finished off an offering from Mattéo Guendouzi (89th) with a flat right foot. Its special.
“When the ball comes like that and I open my foot, it’s often a goal,” he confided after the match. “I work on this gesture a lot and it works for me for the moment, so I’m happy.” Author of six goals with PSG this season, Barcola brought his total to two in eight selections, a month after unlocking his tally against Italy (1-3). He also offered an assist to Kylian Mbappé in his first appearance with the Blues against Luxembourg (3-0), on June 5.
Didier Deschamps also praised his decisive entry, like that of Mattéo Guendouzi, scorer and passer. “We were serious and diligent,” he confided the coach. “It’s the type of match where the opponent has everything to gain and we everything to lose. We were serious and applied with a lot of enthusiasm, and it’s a good thing that the starters Bradley and Matteo were able to be Even if we were leading, it’s always good to have players who make the difference when they come on.”
