The France caravan left Budapest (Hungary) for Bucharest (Romania) this Friday morning. But the change of country does not influence the heat. It is even worse in Bucharest with such hot weather, above 33 degrees, but more humid, suffocating. This helped convince the Blues staff to ease off after a first round marked by shocks against Germany, Portugal and Hungary as well as five injuries (Dembélé, Digne, Hernandez, Lemar, Thuram).
Arrived in Romania after 1 p.m., the French took up residence in the heart of the city at the Hilton Athénée Palace hotel. They stayed there all day after canceling the planned outdoor training at the Arc-de-Triomphe stadium, a little further north of the city. Recovery, reinforcement… Everything took place indoors for Mbappé and his teammates.
The Blues will be back on the pitch this Saturday at the end of the afternoon. They will train at the Arc-de-Triomphe stadium behind closed doors. This Sunday, it is at the National Stadium, the theater of the round of 16, that they have an appointment. The first quarter of an hour will be open and Didier Deschamps and Hugo Lloris will be at a press conference.
Info: Lemar in the group on Monday?
After the day of fear Thursday in Budapest, that of hope this Friday in Bucharest. Thomas Lemar, victim of a big blow to the shin in training, could be part of Monday night in the round of 16. The shock suffered did not lead to significant consequences. For Marcus Thuram, affected in the right adductor, hope also exists, although thinner. He is monitored daily by the staff, who should wait until the last moments to make up their minds.
The sentence: “I have already been brought to play left side”
Léo Dubois confides in the Parisian – Today in France this Friday. Right side of the Blues and OL, he details his definition of the position in length. With this little sentence that refers to current events at the Blues: “I have already been brought to play left side”. With the injuries of Lucas Hernandez, uncertain, and Lucas Digne, already forfeited, Deschamps could have to call on Dubois on his “bad” side. In training this Thursday, Dubois was also playing on the left during a tactical exercise of setting up.
