Much water has flowed under the bridge, but the blues have not forgotten the disappointment of the last Euro, with this elimination in the semi-final against Spain (1-2) at the end of a competition without brilliance. For their international return, Didier Deschamps’ men have the opportunity to launch a new cycle by striking hard against Italy, in a great classic of European football. A Nazionale that the coach does not underestimate. “Italy remains a group with individual qualities, one of the best European nations. Compared to their title in 2021 there is a gap in results which is important.”
On an individual level, all eyes will obviously be on captain Kylian MbappĂ©. “I’m not worried about Kylian, added Didier Deschamps. He has always scored goals, he will score goals, he will join us with a smile. The France team is better when Kylian is here. If it hadn’t been for that, he would have arrived with perhaps different psychological conditions.” Kylian MbappĂ© will certainly be well surrounded since the young Bradley Barcola, in great form with PSG, and the newcomer Michael Olise could get playing time.
The expected compositions
France: Maignan – Clauss, Upamecano, Saliba, T. Hernandez – Y. Fofana, Kanté – Kolo Muani, Olise, Barcola – Mbappé (cap).
Italy : Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Bastoni, Di Marco – Frattesi, Faggioli, Pellegrini – Raspadori, Retegui, Zaccagni.
Where to watch the match?
This Nations League match will be broadcast this Friday evening on TF1, free of charge, from 8:45 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform via MyTF1.
