Raphinha and Koundé shine with their national teams on the FIFA date

France and Brazil added important victories on Thursday against Israel (1-4) and Chile (1-2), respectively, with Jules Koundé and Raphinha as figures. Both were starters and played 90 minutes in two very demanding visits that, luckily for FC Barcelona, ​​ended without any physical setbacks. In the case of the winger, there was the bittersweet feeling of a goal disallowed for offside, although the 'scratch' managed to overcome a very complicated match in Santiago at the end.

Chile took the lead on the scoreboard as soon as the duel began, thanks to a goal from Eduardo Vargas in the 2nd minute. The 'verdeamarela' had a difficult time in the first quarter of an hour, but then managed to take control of the ball and, just Before the break, he equalized the actions with a header from Igor Jesus, after an assist from Savinho from the side.

Raphinha made it 1-2 at the beginning of the second half, but the culé striker was slightly ahead when he poked into space. In total, Barça's '11' completed 18 of 22 passes (82%), with 6 duels won, 4 lost and 3 balls recovered. Towards the end, Chile seemed physically stronger and went for the victory, but Luiz Henrique culminated a lethal Brazilian counterattack in the 89th minute with a shot placed from the edge of the area to give the victory to a needy Brazil that managed to climb to fourth place. place in the South American qualifiers with 13 points, 6 less than Argentina (19). Next Tuesday, the 'scratch' will host the bottom of the table, Peru.

Koundé was imperial during the Israel-France

Another who had a productive day was Jules Koundé. Didier Deschamps once again entrusted the right wing to the Barça defender and the Parisian responded with the solvency that he has been showing in recent months. The defender completed 64 of 69 passes (93%), with 5 of 9 duels won and 5 balls recovered in another match without rest for the '22' culé. France won the match in Budapest thanks to goals from Eduardo Camavinga, Christopher Nkunku, Mattéo Guendouzi and Bradley Barcola. With the victory, the Gauls remain second in group B of the Nations League with 6 points, 1 less than Italy (7). On Monday, 'les bleus' will visit Belgium, third in the group with 4 points.