France beats Bulgaria and Benzema gives the scare

In his last test before the Eurocup, The French team beat Bulgaria 3-0 in a slow-paced match in which the most notable news was Benzema's injury just before the break. Griezmann tipped the balance on the French side with a fantastic Chilean goal and Giroud sealed the victory with a double.

Deschamps repeated the 4-4-2 he had used in the win last week against Wales and returned to align Benzema, Mbappé and Griezmann together, which invites us to think that the Real Madrid striker has definitely won the game over Olivier Giroud in the fight to be the 9th of the national team.

Undoubtedly, the worst news for France at halftime was Karim Benzema's injury. The Stade France, which today received 5,000 spectators, was speechless when the Real Madrid forward requested the change for a blow to the upper part of the right knee. It was a very serious first half for France, which accumulated several chances of great danger, such as one from Mbappé from point-blank range that Naumov repelled and another from Benzema before the change with the left after a fantastic pass from Pogba.

Manchester United midfielder made the first goal of those of Deschamps, surpassing his brand with a beautifully made hat and enabling Mbappé on the left, which generated the rejection that Griezmann would later take advantage of with an extraordinary Chilean and showing that he feels much more comfortable with the selection.

In the second half, France noticed Benzema's injury quite a bit, since the attacks of the world champion were less fluid and the occasions were conspicuous by their absence. Bulgaria, very comfortable with the lack of speed of its rival, tried to pass lines, although timidly. Lemar and Dembelé entered, as well as Giroud for Benzema, with the Chelsea striker being the great star of the match after scoring a double in the final stretch that places him just five goals behind Henry in the French team's historic scorers' ranking.