Bradley Barcola panned by French media after frustrating night for France

Bradley Barcola endured a tough international break as France needed a late comeback to beat Belgium in the UEFA Nations League, and the Liverpool winger has been left facing harsh criticism from his home media.

Liverpool.com reports that France had to stage a late comeback against Belgium, with Barcola suffering "a frustrating night" (Liverpool.com). The same outlet notes that Jeremy Jacquet's absence from the squad provided "a blow to his country and Liverpool" (Liverpool.com), a theme repeated in their international roundup piece, which confirms several Liverpool players were on duty for their countries on Monday while Jacquet was missing and Barcola again came away frustrated (Liverpool.com).

On the performance itself, Liverpool.com says French media were in agreement over Barcola's display at the Stade de France, with the winger "handed a brutal rating" after failing to make much of an impact (Liverpool.com). The Liverpool Echo backs this up, reporting that Barcola was "slammed by French media," in a wider round-up that also touched on Dominik Szoboszlai and Kieran Morrison, while also noting a reminder of his quality from goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool Echo).

This Is Anfield goes further on the specifics of the criticism, reporting that Barcola was rated just "4/10" by French media, who panned his "erratic" finishing (This Is Anfield).

So while the outlets differ slightly in focus — Liverpool.com emphasising the Jacquet absence and France's late comeback, and the Echo and This Is Anfield zeroing in on the ratings and criticism of Barcola's finishing — all are agreed that it was a difficult night for the Liverpool forward and that French media were unimpressed with what they saw.

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