French team: returns in shambles, no Barcola… discover the list of 23 players selected to face Germany and Chile

Didier Deschamps a dévoilé les 23 joueurs retenus pour les deux prochains matches amicaux. MAXPPP – Adam Davy

Le sélectionneur de l'équipe de France de football Didier Deschamps a dévoilé ce jeudi 14 mars sa liste de joueurs sélectionnés pour disputer les matches amicaux contre l'Allemagne (23 mars) et le Chili (26 mars).

Konaté, Pavard and Tchouaméni, executives of the Blues and absent during the November training course, logically return to the group after injuries, for this final gathering before the European Championship (June 14- July 14, in Germany). Moussa Diaby replaces Kingsley Coman, injured in the left knee.

The Aston Villa player (24 years old, 10 caps), despite lacking playing time in his club, was preferred to young PSG winger Bradley Barcola (21 years old), who quickly established himself as an important element of the Parisian attack line but has experienced a decline in performance for several matches.

La 1ère liste de l’année 2024 est connue 📝

Les prochains matchs des Bleus :
🇨🇵🇩🇪 (samedi 23 à Lyon)
🇨🇵🇨🇱 (mardi 26 à Marseille)#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/eNgDcjsEHy

— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 14, 2024

Rabiot still there despite pain

The selection of Diaby was also facilitated by the unavailability of Christopher Nkunku (thigh). In the middle, Adrien Rabiot is there despite pain in his left foot and Aurélien Tchouaméni takes his place.

In defense, Deschamps did not offer any openings either, with only Pavard and Konaté returning to the France group.