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Antoine Griezmann and Clément Lenglet in a training session of the France national team

AGAINST MOLDOVA AND ALBANIA

France calls Griezmann and Lenglet; Dembélé and Umtiti are out

Published:7/11/2019 - 18:38h

Updated:7/11/2019 - 18:38h

France will complete the qualifying stage for the Euro 2020 against Moldova and Albania, and has called several Barça players. Didier Deschamps counts with Antoine Griezmann and Clément Lenglet, but Ousmane Dembélé and Samuel Umtiti are left out

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The calendar of the FC Barcelona will go back to brake during some weeks to do place to the international commitments of November. The changing room empty to leave step to the last meetings of the phase of classification for the Eurocopa 2020 and to some friendly, until it touch to go back to the work thinking in the party of LaLiga that will confront to the Catalans with the Leganés, the Saturday 23 in the stadium of Butarque.

One of the selections that thinks in Barcelona is France, related with until four players of the first team. The combined champion of the world leads the Group H empatado to points with Turkey and with four of margin on Iceland, and will measure next Thursday day 14 to Moldavia in Saint-Denis to close his participation in the previous of the European competition to domicile, against Albania the Sunday 17.

With Jean-Clair Todibo forming part still of the inferior categories, Didier Deschamps situates his sight on other members of the staff, to which has gone back to express his confidence. In addition to ones of his indisputable, Antoine Griezmann, has called to Clément Lenglet that continues with his good series, since his excellent performances in the Camp Nou have guaranteeed him a place in the saga 'bleu'.

Those that, like sucedió in previous stops, follow to the margin, are Ousmane Dembélé and Samuel Umtiti, whose physical problems have prevented them be leading with the square culé and, in consequence, have subtracted them possibilities in front of other compatriots. Both continue in the radar of the technician, but will have to struggle by revertir his situation if they want to be in the official championship that will take place the next year.

In addition to the barcelonistas, the Frenchmen have other footballers of first level that are a member of the world-wide elite. ​Alphonse Areola, Mike Mignan, Steve Mandanda; Lucas Digne, Léo Dubois, Presnel Kimpembe, Benjamin Mendy, Raphaël Varane, Benjamin Pavard, Kurt Zouma; N'Golo Kanté, Blaise Matuidi, Tanguy Ndombélé, Moussa Sissoko, Corentin Tolisso; Wissam Ben Yedder, Kingsley Eat, Nabil Fekir, Olivier Giroud, Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappé also form part of the announcement of France.

Deschamps Justifies his decisions with the cracks of the Barça

In his appearance in front of the media, Deschamps has justified his decisions with the cracks of the Barça, mentioning so much to which have gone in in his list as to which no. The ex player has showed his support to Griezmann and has signalled that Lenglet offers him guarantees, whereas it has wished that Umtiti recover his best level and has gone back to launch a direct warning to Dembélé.