A prodigy of Stade Rennais, Djaoui Cissé struck hard with the French Hopes team on Tuesday. Habib Beye's protégé made his strike admire by far in the third group match of the 2025 Euro Espoirs against Poland on Tuesday. He caused the opening of the score signed Nathan Zézé (18th) before scoring two goals from outside the surface (19th and 29th). A small feat on the blueberry scale since Pierre-Alain Frau was the last player author of a double in the European Championship under 21, in 2002!
With this 4-1 success (Matthis Abbline increased the scoring in the 82nd minute), the training led by Gérald Batic, miraculous three days ago against Georgia (3-2 victory in the 102nd minute!), Finished second in his group behind Portugal. In the quarter -finals, Mathys Tel and his teammates will challenge Denmark, winner of group D on Sunday in Presov (the competition takes place in Slovakia).
So 23 years ago, Pierre-Alain Frau scored a double during the group phase of the 2002 Euro Espoirs against Greece (1-3). “PAF”, which already shone in Sochaux (before playing OL, PSG and LOSC) formed the tricolor offensive sector with Sidney Govou, Péguy Luyinndula, Cyril Chapuis or Steed Malbranque and Camel Meriem.
Frau and the Blueberries to the final
The players of Raymond Domenech lost in the final shots against the Czech Republic of Petr Cech (0-0, 1-3 TAB). Camel Meriem transformed the first French Peno, but Pierre-Alain Frau, then Julien Escudé and Jean-Alain Boumsong did not transform their repair kick.
As a reminder, the French Espoirs team then experienced a terrifying crossing of the desert, with six following non -qualifications (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) despite very good generations of players. Between Frau and Djaoui Cissé, there was therefore no double tricolor in the space of eleven editions of the Euro U21!
