After his exploits against Real Madrid and Atlético, Losc continues with Juve this Tuesday. During a lively first period which saw Lille take the advantage, their goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier produced a sublime save on a point-blank strike from Vlahovic.
A few steps towards the corner post, arms starting to rise and then…nothing. Taking with a perfect volley a cross from Locatelli that was not easy to negotiate, Dusan Vlahovic really believed he had scored a magnificent goal in the 34th minute of this Lille-Juventus in the Champions League.
But that was without counting on the prodigious Lucas Chevalier, author of a supernatural reflex parade as the ball headed towards the top corner at full speed. Without the slightest step, the Lille goalkeeper jumped to his left and deflected the Serb's missile with his fingertips, saving his team from an equalizer which would have tarnished their very good first half.
Lucas Chevalier at the gates of the Blues?
Immediately congratulated by his teammates, Lucas Chevalier showed a smile of pride after this spectacular save. Enough to relaunch the debate on a possible call-up to the French team, which the young 22-year-old goalkeeper has not yet had the honor of receiving.
Currently ahead of Mike Maignan, Brice Samba and Alphonse Areola in Didier Deschamps' plans, the Lille goalkeeper continues his high-level performances with Losc and is knocking more and more loudly at the door of the Château de Clairefontaine. From there to imagine the coach of the Blues calling his name this Thursday when announcing his list for the two matches against Israel and Italy? Daniel Riolo is hoping for it in any case.
“He's starting to be quite a Knight, right? If Alban Lafont, Benjamin Lecomte or (Guillaume) the rest get injured, we can think of him in the French team, right? At least in the French military team”, immediately quipped the member of After sur X.
If the moment seems perfect to integrate the Blues as a third goalkeeper in place of Alphonse Areola in difficulty at West Ham and absent due to injury last weekend in the Premier League, it would place Didier Deschamps facing a big problem rich. Because Lucas Chevalier's rating is booming, the young prodigy is even, according to the Spanish press, on the shelves of the great Barça.
Enough to reshuffle the cards of the sacrosanct hierarchy of goalkeepers of the France team? Asked about his case during the last gathering, Dider Deschamps put forward an astonishing argument to justify the absence of the young talent from Lille. “Lucas Chevalier is getting closer and closer. Afterwards, the three who are there are used to it and we can't say that they have dropped in level (…) He is younger too, so it will come to an end time or another”, explained the Blues coach.
In the meantime, Dusan Vlahovic will still have had the opportunity to finish what he had started in this Lille-Juventus since the Serbian striker finally had the right to raise his arms on his equalizer from the penalty spot at the start of the second half. -time. Being careful, this time, not to underestimate the talented opposing goalkeeper.
