Camavinga describes his duel with Zidane as a “special and bizarre” moment

Eduardo Camavinga, sent to a press conference in Brussels the day before the match against Belgium, was talkative, marking his return among the French national team after several months of absence and expressing his feelings towards Zinedine Zidane regarding the squad.

A return full of emotions

He hadn't had a conference with the French team for a handful of months, especially after his absence at the last World Cup. When asked, he said: “It inevitably moved me.”

He emphasized that everything had happened very quickly, that the disappointment was new, but that the key was to bounce back. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he reminded, adding that he “still has time today.”

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Happy to be back with the squad, the Madrid-based player described this return as highly significant. “It’s a win for me, I didn’t bury myself, I knew how to bounce back,” he affirmed, noting that confidence must be given to Zidane, “we all know what he means for France.”

He then praised Ousmane Dembélé, calling him a technical leader who doesn’t always speak up but drives the team. He recalled knowing him for a long time, Dembélé having been a player at Stade Rennes, and said he is very pleased with his development.

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Camavinga concluded by highlighting the good rapport among the former Stade Rennes players, stating “We get along well among former Rennes players,” which, in his view, strengthens the group’s cohesion ahead of the match in Brussels.