Monday, during the press briefing before the match, Didier Deschamps made no secret of his intentions. “The objective is to see as many players as possible,” explained the coach. I am not going to change my vision, I consider that it is the time to do that in relation to what awaits us. » To face Chile, this Tuesday evening in Marseille, he therefore made nine changes compared to the team lined up at the start on Saturday in Lyon against Germany (0-2).
In front of Mike Maignan, the AC Milan goalkeeper, spared against the Mannschaft due to a small problem with his ischio, is a quartet composed of Jonathan Clauss, William Saliba, Ibrahima Konaté and Théo Hernandez. It is this defense which was also tested during the implementation carried out behind closed doors this Monday in the Marseille drizzle.
In the middle, Aurélien Tchouaméni continues this time with his Real Madrid partner Eduardo Camavinga. Youssouf Fofana and Mattéo Guendouzi were in the balance for the last place in midfield. The two men had thus exchanged their chasubles during the final session. In the end, the Monegasque was chosen to the detriment of the former Marseille player.
In attack, finally, Olivier Giroud is aligned at the forefront with captain Kylian Mbappé and Randal Kolo Muani to occupy the lanes. Seven years and one day after his first appearance for the selection against Luxembourg, Mbappé (46 goals and 26 assists) intends to guide his partners towards success for the last outing of the Blues before the announcement of the list of 23 for the Euro (June 14-July 14), on May 15 or 16.
The composition of the French team: Maignan – Clauss, Konaté, Saliba, T. Hernandez – Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Fofana – Kolo Muani, Giroud, Mbappé (cap.).
