The 2018 world champion treated his return to the landscape of French football.
Revealed at the highest level in the Montpellier jersey, Olivier Giroud made his comeback in Ligue 1 this summer. The 2018 world champion is committed to Lillea year after making the big leap to evolve at Los Angeles FC on the other side of the Atlantic. An American experience that turned short for the scorer, more comfortable in the competitive context of a large European championship.
At the age of 38, Giroud was quick to respond to skeptical observers about his physical condition. Effective and incisive in its first match with LOSC in the championship, the 2018 world champion found the way to the nets on the lawn of Brest on Sunday (3-3).
Olivier Giroud in the Lille jersey.
In addition to this goal synonymous with the opening of the score, Giroud was able to feel a climate of benevolence towards him. Whether from Brest supporters, who have acclaimed it to Francis-le-Blé, or his own opponents.
The beautiful tribute from Chardonnet to Giroud
Brendan Chardonnet, defender of Brest, paid a beautiful tribute to the top scorer in the history of the French team.
« It is a real pleasure to be able to come back to the lawns of Ligue 1. It is also nice to see Brest supporters who do not forget, and Brendan Chardonnet had nice words. It's nice to go back to France and meet guys like that. He said to me: 'respect, well done for everything you have done for France and your career'. This is also why we play football“Said the former French international. Ligue 1 knows how to celebrate its champions.
