Didier Deschamps will have French internationals to observe in the coming days. The defender of Arsenal William Saliba, that of Barça Jules Koundé, the players of PSG Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola, as well as the Benjamin Pavard and Marcus Thuram inter-visors play all the semi-finals of the Champions League with their respective club. The Gunners receive the Parisians this Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium and the Blaugranas await the Nerazzurri in Montjuïc on Wednesday, before the confrontations return next week.
The coach of the French team will be very attentive to the season's end of his players since the outcome materialized by the final of the C1 on Saturday May 31, in Munich, will be linked directly with the next international window. The Blues qualified for the Final Four of the Nations League and will challenge Spain in the semi-finals, Thursday, June 5 in Stuttgart, before facing Germany or Portugal in the final or in the match for third place the following Sunday.
Bad news accumulates for “the Dèche”. At the beginning of the month, Dayot Upamecano injured a knee and had to undergo an operation with cartilage. The central defender of Bayern needs three months of rest. A little concern in defense among the Blues. If Ibrahima Konaté and William Saliba will obviously form the central hinge against La Roja, Deschamps will have to complete his defensive sector. Among the players called in the past year, Wesley Fofana has also been operated on (to the hamstrings), but Loïc Badé continues well with Seville.
A new player in the middle for Deschamps?
Two Tricolore players from Real Madrid have also injured themselves in recent days. Last Wednesday, Eduardo Camavonga fell backwards on a fault of a Getafe player and injured the adductors. An injury that will make him miss the rest of the season. Saturday, during the final of the King Cup lost by the Merengues against Barça (3-2, AP), it was Ferland Mendy who relapsed. Back after an injury to the ischios, the left side only held 9 minutes before being replaced, again touched on a thigh. A rest of several weeks is expected.
Deschamps must give a group of 23 players and will announce it on Tuesday 27 or Wednesday 28 (not Thursday noon as it is used), since UEFA regulations request lists seven days before the first semi-final (Germany-Portugal on Wednesday 4). Perhaps the 2018 world champion coach, who will finish his reign at the head of the EDF after the 2026 World Cup, will inject new blood. In the middle, in addition to the absence of “Cama”, Warren Zaïre-Emery does not take advantage of his low playing time at PSG to shine. Youssouf Fofana should return to the group.
