A true captain at LOSC, Lucas Chevalier was called up for the very first time with the Blues. Didier Deschamps revealed his list for the November break this Thursday.
The people of Lille were just waiting for this and their wish was finally granted. Heroic this Tuesday in the duel between LOSC and Juventus, he notably made a spectacular save on an instinctive strike from Dusan Vlahovic (34′), Lucas Chevalier celebrated his 23rd birthday this Wednesday, November 6 with the point of the draw (1 -1) in the Champions League. He can also savor it longer with, this Thursday, his first call-up with the Blues. His name was pronounced first by Didier Deschamps, a happy coincidence of the alphabetical order. He joins the goalkeeper group alongside Mike Maignan, his former mentor at Lille, and Brice Samba, his rival at Lens.
“It’s an important step for him. Already last season, he was performing well and he continues to be so with his club this year, both in Ligue 1 and on the European scene. Obviously, if he is there, it is to the detriment of Alphonse Aréola, but I told you that he was more than close during the last gathering. Events have brought it to this day. He will join the group and the brotherhood of guardians”commented Didier Deschamps at a press conference.
Aurélien Tchouaméni, injured, Alphonse Aréola and Kylian Mbappé are notably absent from the list unveiled by Didier Deschamps this Thursday. The France team will face Israel (11/14) and Italy (11/17) during this November international break.
The 23 selected
- Guardians: Lucas Chevalier (LOSC), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (RC Lens).
- Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (OGC Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
- Environments: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio Rome), N'Golo Kanté (Al Ittihad Club), Manu Koné (AS Roma), Adrien Rabiot (OM), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Attackers: Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
LOSC's last bastion, Lucas Chevalier has participated in all the matches played by the Mastiffs since the start of the season, i.e. 18 games already. He recorded seven clean sheets in all competitions and conceded 17 goals.
