24 hours before the Blues’ final preparation match before the World Cup, Didier Deschamps was asked about the line-up lined up against Northern Ireland. The 57-year-old coach notably confirmed the tenure of Ousmane Dembélé, preserved against Ivory Coast on Thursday, like the four other Parisian players involved in the Champions League final last weekend.
“ A team similar to the one that will play against Senegal? Probably. not necessarily a copy and paste, but I am not going to change 6 or 7 players between those who will start tomorrow and those who will start on June 16. Dembélé holder? Yes, like 10 other players. He is one of the players who was not used after the Champions League final, because they had a lot of playing time. They need to have a physical and psychological recovery. All 26 are available for tomorrow », he revealed on the microphone of Téléfoot.
