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10th June 2021
09:23am BST

"Sometimes you make the runs and the ball is not arriving," Giroud told reporters after the game. "Perhaps we could have found each other better, there it is."
While his comments don't appear too inflammatory, L'Equipe reports that Mbappe was infuriated by them, to the extent he was willing to issue a public response to clear matters.
Though the Paris Saint-Germain forward was denied the chance to speak out, it hasn't stopped word of the unrest from leaking to the press, with manager Didier Deschamps attempting to play things down when speaking to the media.
"If you received the ball after each time you called for it, it is always the same," Deschamps said.
"The attacker says: 'I am making runs, but it's on the midfield.' The midfielders will say that it is on the attackers. Sometimes, the pass isn't forthcoming, sometimes it is down the movement. But this is not a stigmatisation of Kylian or whoever."
Giroud looks set to return to the bench for Les Bleus' opening game of the tournament against Germany on Tuesday, with Benzema's injury not thought to be serious.
France are bidding to add the European crown to the World Cup they won in Russia three years ago, but must first navigate their way through a group which also features Portugal and Hungary.Explore more on these topics: