We are starting to see a little more clearly on the program of the Blues.
Before the start of the Euro (June 11-July 11), two meetings are thus scheduled.
The first will see them welcome, at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, Wales.
The information is not yet official, but it has been confirmed to us by a source close to the Riviera municipality.
The second match of the world champions will take place on June 8, at the Stade de France, against an opponent yet to be determined.
The choice of Nice was made naturally.
On June 8, 2020, Hugo Lloris' partners should already have received Croatia there to prepare for the European Championship.
The postponement of the event decided otherwise.
The list of 23 announced on May 17 or 18
The last confrontation between French and Welsh dates back to November 10, 2017. It ended in Saint-Denis with a success for the French with goals from Griezmann and Giroud.
This match will be the fourth to take place at the Allianz Riviera after matches against Paraguay (2014), Armenia (2015) and Italy (2018).
In addition, according to corroborating sources, the list of 23 for the Euro will be unveiled on Monday 17 or Tuesday 18 May.
In addition, there will be about ten reservists or substitutes.
Everything will depend, in fact, on the number of players involved in the European finals (May 26 for the European League, May 29 for the C1).
The 38th and last day of Ligue 1 is set for Sunday 23 May.
The Blues' internship at Clairefontaine could begin shortly after.
For the record, the Blues appear at the Euro in Group F with Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
To date, UEFA has still not announced whether the tournament will be held in twelve countries, as initially planned, despite the pandemic.
THIS delicate subject will be discussed in the coming days and a final decision is expected no later than April 20 at the instance's Executive Committee in Montreux.
According to recent reports from Nyon, at UEFA headquarters, the hypothesis of a status quo, with gauges of 20 to 50% of spectators depending on the country, is still not excluded, even if Israel and England, for example, applied to host the entire competition depending on the evolution of the health situation in Europe.
This Thursday, March 18, Didier Deschamps will communicate his list for the 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bosnia, on March 24, 28 and 31.
This will undoubtedly be a little enlarged to 25 or 26 players because of the sequence of three matches in 7 days.
