In the closing match of the eighth day of Ligue 1,
Lille won in Nantes (0-2) Sunday evening. During his replacement in the 76th minute of play, Olivier Giroud received a magnificent ovation from La Beaujoire.
“It warmed my heart and was very happy, especially since I had mixed memories of 2016 with the French team. Again, that's also why I'm very grateful and very happy to come back home. To say hello with the stadium tour in all the cities and have a warm welcome like that,” reacted the 39-year-old striker after the meeting.
However, Olivier Giroud did not have good memories of his last visit to this stadium. In 2016, during a preparation match for the Euro against Cameroon, he was whistled by La Beaujoire when Didier Deschamps made him leave the field for the benefit of André-Pierre Gignac. Certainly due to the non-selection of Karim Benzema for this competition.
Giroud applauded in all Ligue 1 stadiums
Olivier Giroud does not hold grudges. “I remember the mentality of the French: even if their team loses, they pay tribute to another player who played for the French team. It's beautiful “estimated the top scorer in the history of the France team.
On September 20, the former Arsenal player had already received a nice ovation from the Bollaert stadium during the Mastiffs' defeat against Racing Club de Lens. It should be the same at the Allianz Riviera on October 29.
