Tchouameni celebrated his goal in tribute to an Argentine striker

One of the names that will be engraved on fire in this Qatar World Cup It’s of Aurelien Tchouameni. In charge of having to cover the losses of Kanté and Paul Pogba in the middle of the field, he made the figures of the champions in Russia 2018 forget, starting with the delivery for the cut and the quality to give the first pass. And to all that silent work that he had been doing until the quarterfinals, he now added his goalscoring contribution: opened the scoring in the 2-1 win over England to get into the semifinals of the tournament.

After a good collective play by France in which Mbappé broke inside to win Rice’s back and then open the game with Dembelé, the Barcelona winger took advantage of Koundé’s split down the right flank, dribbled towards the center and passed him the ball to Grizmann, who passed it to the Real Madrid central midfielder. And in that moment, Tchouameni unleashed a slasher at more than 100 km/h to overcome Bellingham’s block and corner the shot over Pickford’s right post.

Now, at the time of the celebration, the 22-year-old former Monaco player ran out to the corner flag, where he met the rest of his teammates and was immersed in endless hugs. However, he had the lucidity and the moment to remember the idol of his childhood: Lisandro López.

“As a child I was a Bordeaux fan and played as a striker. And there was one who inspired me a lot: Lisandro López, who was working in Lyon. he had his shirt. He was a really top player”, he had commented at the time. And from that statement on his arrival at Real Madrid, in exchange for more than 80 million euros in the last transfer market, it is understandable why he was celebrated in Qatar.

Those led by Deschamps will face Morocco, which surprised Portugal by losing 1-0, in the semifinal next Wednesday, which will be played at 4:00 p.m. at the Al Bayt stadium, one of the most impressive in the Qatari tournament. In addition, there France fairly prevailed against England.