WATCH: France score second-fastest goal in UEFA Nations League history

Within the first 20 seconds, Bradley Barcola strikes a breathtaking goal to launch Parc des Princes. He advanced towards goal after robbing the ball on the left side. Gianluigi Donnaruma charges at him, but Barcola demonstrates incredible finishing ability to put the ball in the net. 

Moving along ahead, Kylian Mbappe extended an arm to his countryman should he want to finish his chance with a pass towards the far post. Ultimately, the No. 20 moved the runners-up ahead with a refined finish. That is the quickest goal France has ever scored on an international pitch. For the hosts, who wanted to begin their UEFA Nations League campaign by recording a victory, this was an incredible start.

🚨🚨| GOAL: Bradley Barcola puts France ahead in just 14 seconds!!!



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Playing XIs for both France and Italy in UEFA Nations League

France playing XI vs Italy: Mike Maignan, Jonathan Clauss, William Saliba, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Youssouf Fofana, N’Golo Kante, Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Michael Olise

Italy playing XI vs France: Italy: Gianluigi Donnaruma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Calafiori, Alessandro Bastoni, Samuele Ricci, Federico Dimarco, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Mateo Retegui, Sandro Tonali, Davide Frattesi, Andrea Cambiaso

“In football you can’t satisfy everyone” : Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe spoke in the pre-match press conference yesterday and he said, “For us there is nothing more important than the French national team. We have already won this competition, and there wasn’t an extraordinary reaction. We won in Milan [in the final against Spain], and at the end of the game, I didn’t even feel like I had won a trophy. But when we lost it, it was the end of the world.”

The Real Madrid striker spoke about the criticism that the national team faced after a disappointing performance at the UEFA Euro 2024. He said, “I’m at a point in my life and career where I don’t think too much about other people’s evaluations,” he said. “I arrive, play and always try to give my best, the best possible version for the national team. I love this shirt. But in football you can’t satisfy everyone.”