As announced throughout the day, Karim Benzema (81 sel.) Is part of the list of 26 players selected by Didier Deschamps this Tuesday for the next Euro. The Real Madrid striker is therefore making his return to the France team, five and a half years after his last selection for the Blues, against Armenia in October 2015 (4-0). In addition to the former Lyonnais, the presences of Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) and Jules Koundé (Sevilla FC) are also a surprise in the list of Didier Deschamps. Anthony Martial, however, is absent.
The Habs will play next June 2 against Wales, in Nice, to start their (short) preparation for the Euro.
They will then host Bulgaria at the Stade de France on June 8 before flying to Munich, challenging Germany for their first match of the competition.
The French will then face Hungary on June 19 in Budapest, then Portugal, on June 23, still in Budapest, to conclude this first round.
The list of 26 Blues:
Guardians:
Hugo Lloris, 34, Tottenham (ENG), 123 caps
Steve Mandanda, 36, Olympique de Marseille, 34 caps
Mike Maignan, 25, Lille OSC, 1 cap
Defenders:
Benjamin Pavard, 25, Bayern Munich (ALL), 33 caps
Léo Dubois, 26, Olympique Lyonnais, 7 caps
Raphaël Varane, 28, Real Madrid (ESP), 73 caps
Kurt Zouma, 26, Chelsea (ENG), 8 selections
Clément Lenglet, 25, FC Barcelona (ESP), 12 selections
Presnel Kimpembe, 25, Paris-SG, 15 selections
Lucas Digne, 27, Everton (ENG), 36 selections
Lucas Hernandez, 25, Bayern Munich ( ALL), 24 caps
Jules Koundé, 22 years old, Sevilla FC (ESP), 0 caps
Midfielders:
N'Golo Kanté, 30, Chelsea (ENG), 45 caps
Paul Pogba, 28, Manchester United (ENG), 78 caps
Adrien Rabiot, 26, Juventus Turin (ITA), 14 caps
Moussa Sissoko, 31 , Tottenham (ENG), 67 caps
Corentin Tolisso, 26, Bayern Munich (ALL), 23 caps
Thomas Lemar, 25, Atlético Madrid, 24 caps
Attackers:
Antoine Griezmann, 30 years old, FC Barcelona (ESP), 89 caps
Olivier Giroud, 34 years old, Chelsea (ENG), 107 caps
Kylian Mbappé, 22 years old, Paris-SG, 42 caps
Kingsley Coman, 24 years old, Bayern Munich (ALL) , 29 caps
Ousmane Dembélé, 24 years old, FC Barcelona (ESP), 23 caps
Karim Benzema, 33 years old, Real Madrid (ESP), 81 caps
Marcus Thuram, 23 years old, Borussia Mönchengladbach (ALL), 3 caps
Wisssam Ben Yedder, 30 years old, AS Monaco, 12 caps
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