Cyprus U21 – France U21: the official line-ups

“Like a finale.” Gérald Baticle, the Bleuets coach, described as such the meeting between the Espoirs and the young Cypriots, last in the group with only two units, this Friday evening in Achna, Cyprus. Currently second in Group H with 13 points, the French team has one game less than Slovenia, leader, and can therefore steal first place in the event of success thanks to a better goal difference. If this is the case, the young French will then be able to definitively qualify for Euro 2025 next Tuesday against Austria.

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For this match, Gérald Baticle did not suffer any last minute injuries and has his entire group in top form. The replacement for Thierry Henry, who left the French bench at the end of the Olympic Games, lines up this evening a 4-3-3 with Remains in the goals and a Gusto, Matsima, Lukeba and Belocian defense. Millot and Lepenant will evolve a notch more than Doukouré, alone in front of the defense. Finally, Akliouche and Tchaouna will accompany Ekitike, alone at the forefront, he who is in good form with Eintracht Frankfurt with already five goals scored since the start of the season.

The official compositions:

Chypre : Kyriakou – Christodoulou, Angelopoulos, Viktoros – Shikkis, Andreou, Vrontis, Satsias, Neofytou – Foti, Koutsakos

France : Remains – Gusto, Matsima, Lukeba, Belocian – Wool, Doukouré, Lepenant – Akliouche, Ekitike, Tchaouna