The captain of the France team, Kylian Mbappé, returning from a thigh injury, was not included in the list for the Nations League matches against Israel (October 10) and Belgium (October 14). ). Mbappé, who played less than 30 minutes on Wednesday evening against Lille in the Champions League, is therefore not sufficiently recovered physically.
He is replaced by Chelsea player Christopher Nkunku, who will be accompanied by Parisians Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé and Randal Kolo Muani, and also by Michael Olise and Marcus Thuram.
In midfield, Eduardo Camavinga, also returning from injury, is called up in this first list since the announcement of Antoine Griezmann’s international retirement.
On the other hand, midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who has just returned to competition with OM, was not called up, just like N’Golo Kanté, who “had a problem with his adductor”, indicated the coach .
Like the team, the midfield of the Blues is young enough for this gathering with Youssouf Fofana, Mattéo Guendouzi (25 years old), Manu Kone (23 years old), Aurélien Tchouameni (24 years old) and Warren Zaire- Emery (18 years old).
Author of an impressive match with Lille against Real Madrid, goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier was not called up by Didier Deschamps, who called on Mike Maignan, Brice Samba and Alphonse Areola. Ousmane Dembélé and Alphonse Areola are the only two 2018 champions in this list.
