The French women’s team will be able to count on its star striker Eugénie Le Sommer against Spain in the final of the Nations League, next Wednesday in Seville. La Roja is particularly successful as the best scorer in the history of Les Bleues!
This would be a historic feat for Hervé Renard’s players… After its victory against Germany (2-1), Friday in Lyon, the French women’s team can win the very first title in history of the French selection, in the event of a coronation against Spain, 2023 world champion, in the final of the League of Nations. See you next Wednesday in Seville, kick-off 7 p.m., for this immense challenge.
Deprived of Wendie Renard, in the recovery phase after hip surgery, the coach entrusted the armband to Eugénie Le Sommer, the top scorer in the history of the women’s EDF. The 34-year-old striker finds herself an opponent who is successful for her, since she has always scored against the Spanish, in three international matches as a starter.
The Sommer at the forefront?
“ELS” thus scored in three victories for the Bleues at home, each time in a friendly, in November 2016 (1-0), in September 2017 (3-1) and in August 2019 (2-0). Of these three France-Spain, she also accompanied another attacker who played up front (successively Marie-Laure Delie, Kadidiatou Diani and Valérie Gauvin). The player trained at FC Lorient came on as a substitute during a Euro 2013 group match, replacing Louis Necib, this time without scoring.
The positioning of Le Sommer will be followed for this final against the Spanish Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati. Marie-Antoinette Katoto, discreet against the Germans, could pay the price for a tactical change on the part of Hervé Renard, with a return to 4-3-3 with Diani, Le Sommer and Bacha forming the attacking trio. Diani and Le Sommer can also be paired up front in a 4-4-2 with Cascarino and Bacha on the wings.
