🤝 Mbappé and Griezmann link up immediately to put captaincy drama behind

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Adam Booker·24 March 2023

🤝 Mbappé and Griezmann link up immediately to put captaincy drama behind

France are off to a flying start in their opening Euro 2024 qualifying match against the Netherlands this evening.

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Les Bleus took control within the blink of an eye as Kylian Mbappé found Antoine Griezmann for the opening goal within 120 seconds.

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The strike comes just days after the Atlético de Madrid ace was snubbed for the France captaincy by none other than Mbappé himself.

Kylian Mbappé → Antoine Griezmann → ⚽️ The new captain assists the vice-captain for the opener against the Netherlands. 🤝
– Friday, 24 March 2023

While Griezmann was named vice captain, reports suggested that he was not happy to miss out on the armband.

Despite the drama, the pair have shown their chemistry with the early link up in Paris and Dayot Upamecano went on to double things six minutes later.

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