Portugal-France: Tolisso, Lemar, Koundé ... they have a card to play

Like Ousmane Dembélé,

is the only replacement to have walked the lawn during the first two meetings of the Blues of this Euro 2021. This is hardly surprising.

Since the start of the rally, the staff consider that the Bayern Munich midfielder has fiery legs in training.

It's a safe bet that in his desire to regenerate a struggling midfielder against the Hungarian, Didier Deschamps calls on his 26-year-old player.

Midfielder by training, the former Lyonnais can double the post of Adrien Rabiot, but he can also evolve in a more remote position to replace N'Golo Kanté, which will have to be spared at one time or another. Tolisso had notably played this role against Wales in a friendly (3-0), even if this is not his preferential positioning and that the three midfield changed regularly during this meeting.

If Didier Deschamps were to carry out a larger reshuffle of his midfielder - it was not the trend yesterday (Sunday) - the coach could also align

.

The Atlético Madrid player has also won over the management of the Blues with his intensity and the quality of his training sessions.

The ex of Monaco, who replaced Pogba fifteen minutes from the end of the match against Hungary, did not really stand out.

But Deschamps considers that Lemar can bring something to the tricolor midfield, and he had already selected him to take on this role of midfielder during the rally in March.

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In defense, it is especially on the right that the rotation should be organized. It is an understatement to say that Benjamin Pavard suffered during the first period, and at times during the second. The shock suffered from the outset did not help the side trained in Lille to approach the game with serenity against the Hungarians, four days after the knockout suffered against the Germans. Didier Deschamps surely should have considered a change at the break, and he may do so for this third group game against Portugal.

If he had to offer Pavard a little rest, he could launch

in his place. The central defender by training, holder in Seville, has no experience at this level. But he also made a very good preparation and progressed in the hierarchy at the expense of Léo Dubois at the position of right-back. It is not for nothing that DD gave his first selection to Koundé in the second half against the Welsh. And it is not neutral that, since the start of the Euro, the Sevillian has never found itself in the stands, unlike Dubois against Germany.

On the other side of the tricolor defense,

is assured of finding his place after the tasteless performance of Digne against Hungary. Finally, there is the question of the attack. It is not yet decided but if Deschamps had to reshuffle his offensive sector, it would be mainly because of physical problems. In this case,

could have his chance, or

if the GPS data of Karim Benzema, who was set back on Saturday, flirted with red and described a physically struggling attacker.