The coach of the French national football team Didier Deschamps had to seriously think when the police arrested Karim Benzema, suspected of extorting money from a teammate. The coach announced the team composition for the upcoming international matches window, which includes both new and familiar faces.
D. Deschamps decided not to invite K. Benzema to the team and instead chose Mathieu Valbuena. K. Benzema used to be a key player for the French team, but now his position in the attacking midfield will most likely be taken by Olivier Giroud.
Also invited to the team is Hatem Ben Arfa, who has never seen eye to eye with K. Benzema, and is currently experiencing a true resurgence at "Nice" club this season.
For the first time, 19-year-old Kingsley Coman, who is playing for "Bayern Munich", will wear the national team jersey. He started a match for the first time in his career in the starting lineup during a Champions League match on Wednesday.
On November 12, France will play friendly matches at home against Germany, and four days later away against England.
France's squad for the matches against Germany and England:
- Vartininkai: Hugo Lloris ("Tottenham"), Steve Mandanda ("Marseille"), Benoît Costil ("Stade Rennais")
- Gynėjai: Lucas Digne ("Roma"), Patrice Evra ("Juventus"), Christophe Jallet ("Lyon"), Laurent Koscielny ("Arsenal"), Eliaquim Mangala ("Manchester City"), Mamadou Sakho ("Liverpool"), Bacary Sagna ("Manchester City"), Raphaël Varane ("Real")
- Saugai: Yohan Cabaye ("Crystal Palace"), Lassana Diarra ("Marseille"), Blaise Matuidi ("Paris Saint-Germain"), Paul Pogba ("Juventus"), Morgan Schneiderlin ("Manchester United"), Moussa Sissoko ("Newcastle United")
- Puolėjai: Hatem Ben Arfa ("Nice"), Kingsley Coman ("Bayern"), André-Pierre Gignac ("Tigres"), Olivier Giroud ("Arsenal"), Antoine Griezmann ("Atlético"), Anthony Martial ("Manchester United")
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