Olivier Giroud is eternal. The top scorer in the history of the Blues, while waiting for Mbappé, signed his return to Ligue 1 with a nice goal in Brest, during the draw conceded by Brest on the first day of the 2025-2026 season.
Between two teams who have a lot of work to do for the remaining 15 days of transfer window, the game was very removed, despite the strong and unusual heat that reigned over Francis-le-Blé. The looks were obviously turned to Giroud, author of a great preparation with the Northerners but that we wanted to see the works in the competition on the Old Continent, after his season in American MLS.
The center-world before world champion with the Blues in 2018 quickly proved that at 38 years old, he had lost none of his sense of call and his realism by opening the score after just 11 minutes. Its goal owes a lot to the light and surgical opening of Felix Correia, but its left shot without control and in pivot which deceived Radoslaw Majecki was also perfect.
At 1-0, then 2-0, Lille probably thought he had done the hardest, but Brest demonstrated why he was one of the most spectacular teams of L1 for two years when he returned from nowhere to snatch the draw (3-3). A draw that remained a little through the throat of the 2018 world champion, however satisfied with his personal performance: “The legs of 20 years I do not know if I have them, but in any case the motivation, determination and energy are intact. It was a special moment for me, I am very happy to be back in France in a good club, with a good staff and good guys. I have fun, “he said at the Ligue 1 +microphone.
Even Eric Roy appreciated the return of the dean of our championship from the opposing bench: “It really makes me happy. At his age, wanting to come back, put himself in danger because it is not obvious, he will be expected. We had already studied her on friendly matches it was already not bad! It is good for our Ligue 1 to have leaders like Olivier ”.