French media react to Hugo Ekitike display vs Brazil

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Hugo Ekitke was on the scoresheet for France last night as he combined with Michael Olise to beat Brazil 2-1 in an international friendly. Image Credits: Imago Images France’s 2-1 win over Brazil in Foxborough was billed as a glamorous friendly, but it ended up feeling like a proper World Cup dress rehearsal – and Hugo Ekitike picked the perfect night to steal some of Kylian Mbappe’s spotlight.

Instead of folding, France produced the move of the night: Michael Olise surged away on the counter, slipped a perfectly weighted pass into Ekitike, and the Liverpool striker dinked a composed finish over Ederson to make it 2-0 France were playing on the very same Gillette Stadium pitch where they will face Norway in their final World Cup group game this summer. Foot Mercato gave the Liverpool striker a 6.5/10 and wrote of his performance: “The Liverpool player was placed on the left side of the French attack tonight.

In the second half, he was decisive with a nice goal, a little similar to that of Kylian Mbappé, finishing the action wonderfully in front of the Brazilian goalkeeper.” Meanwhile, Maxifoot gave the 23-year-old a 7/10 and wrote: “The Liverpool striker showed a good range in an unusual wide role. The player trained in Reims multiplied his intelligent movements, offered solutions and showed his technical finesse.