This had been billed as the night a rested Kylian Mbappé would run riot. He ended up doing exactly that but, first of all, France’s old stagers laid the platform.
Olivier Giroud will never forget surpassing Les Bleus’ male goalscoring record, set by Thierry Henry, which had been intact for 13 years. His 52nd international strike broke Poland’s resistance just before half-time and came after a crucial save from Hugo Lloris, who was equalling Lilian Thuram’s high-water mark of 142 caps.
