Three days after the 4-1 victory in Hungary against Israel, the France team is preparing to challenge Belgium this Monday in Brussels. For this meeting and in the absence of Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni could once again put on the captain’s armband. “We have one more session this afternoon (Sunday) at the stadium, so (we can) take stock of those who played on Thursday”first indicated Didier Deschamps on TF1.
“Since yesterday (Saturday), I haven’t seen them, they slept (smile). There were no particular concerns, as it was on D+2, it was more a precaution”also affirmed the coach about Mike Maignan and Aurélien Tchouaméni, spared. And to conclude regarding the Real Madrid midfielder: “if he goes well and plays, he will be captain”. The message got through.