If he left Olympique de Marseille last summer despite a successful season with Ciel et Blanc, Alexis Sanchez should return to the Vélodrome in March for a friendly match between the Blues and Chile.
The new year has started and the France team is now focused on the Euro which will take place this summer in Germany. The Blues will face Austria, the Netherlands and the team that emerges victorious from the play-offs against Poland, Wales, Estonia and Finland in March. Meanwhile, Didier Deschamps’ troops will launch their preparation with two first friendly matches.
It has been known since this winter that the Blues will start their preparation on March 23 with the reception of Germany in Lyon. The identity of the second opponent has not yet been made official but according to Le Parisien, the vice-world champions should continue on March 26 with a match against Chile at the Stade Vélodrome. A match that will have a special flavor for Alexis Sanchez, the star of La Roja.
The 17th match of the Blues in Marseille
Although he only stayed for one year at Olympique de Marseille, the Inter Milan player left only good memories in the Marseille city, with Marseille supporters having long regretted his departure from OM .
This match will be the 17e meeting contested by the French team in Marseille. The last appearance of the Blues at the Vélodrome dates back to March 25, 2022 when Didier Deschamps’ men barely dominated Ivory Coast (2-1) thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
With the Stade de France having to prepare for the Olympic Games, the Blues will continue their campaign of friendly matches with two meetings in Bordeaux then Metz, at the beginning of June, a few days before the start of the Euro.
