The commotion surrounding Kylian Mbappe’s transfer to Real Madrid took a back seat as the “fantastic leader” of France cruised to a 3-0 friendly win over Luxembourg on Wednesday.

At Stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz, star striker Kylian Mbappe celebrated the confirmation of his transfer to the Spanish city with a goal and two assists, earning praise from coach Didier Deschamps for his leadership characteristics.

Mbappe wowed on the left wing, created space for Randal Kolo Muani to score the game’s first goal in the first half, and then set up Jonathan Clauss to score in the second half.

The France forward wasn’t finished yet, though; he scored a late goal off an assist from Bradley Barcola, a former teammate of his at Paris Saint-Germain, to cap off an excellent individual effort.

France head coach Didier Deschamps was overjoyed by Mbappe’s impressive return to international play just twelve days before Les Bleus’ Euro 2024 opener against Austria.

The French broadcaster TF1 quoted Deschamps as saying, “He’s a fantastic leader.” He wasn’t accustomed to playing with such little head and body movement. A little pep was missing from him.

However, he had it in his mind that he would do whatever it took to compensate for his disappointment with PSG. Throughout the week, it served as a solid example.On Sunday, France will face Canada in their last pre-Euro friendly. Their group also includes the Netherlands and Poland, so it could be an interesting one.

This victory over Luxembourg was encouraging, according to Deschamps, but there is still opportunity for growth.

“It’s a good rehearsal for the work we’ve done,” according to him.

There are some intriguing things, but we won’t get too excited. I will adjust the placement.

“But in the оffensive animatiоn, we had a lоt оf variety.”

As a substitute in the second half, Olivier Giroud became the oldest player in France’s history at 37 years and 249 days.