Since last week, the eyes of French football fans have been fixed on Clairefontaine, where the band in Didier Deschamps is preparing for the Euro. But this Monday, it is in Budapest that the future of another selection will be played out. Sylvain Ripoll’s Bleuets challenge the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the European Under-21 Championship, a competition cut in two this year due to the pandemic.
From Reine-Adélaïde and Guendouzi (injured) to Koundé (called in A) via Lafont and Kolo Muani (who remained in Nantes because of L1-L2 roadblocks), there are many absent. But the reservoir is rich enough to simmer a training course, and afford to leave Camavinga or Caqueret on the bench. If successful, the young French will face the winners of Denmark-Germany, Thursday still in Hungary. The final is scheduled for Sunday in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.
“Because you are eager (even if you do not dare to admit it) to attend the duel between the Parisians Dagba and Bakker, we will meet again at 5:50 pm