Football OL: five Lyonnaises summoned to Bleues for the last gathering before the Euro


At M-3 of Euro 2022, which will be held this summer in England (July 6-31), Corinne Deacon unveiled her list of players called up to play the next two qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup (July 20 August 20 in Australia and New Zealand).

Clear indications given by the coach as to the players she is counting on to travel to the United Kingdom in July, since it is the last tricolor gathering before the Euro.

Among the 23 players selected to play in the next two qualifying matches (Wales-France on April 8 at Lanelli then France-Slovenia on April 12 at Le Mans), there are five Lyonnaises: Wendie Renard, Griedge MBock, Selma Bacha, Delphine Cascarino, Melvine Malard.

The train definitely passed for Henry and Le Sommer

OL’s young left-back Selma Bacha has therefore been selected for the third time in a row since last November (4 games played, 2 starts, 1 goal). And in attack, Deacon once again trusted Melvine Malard (11 games played with team A, 4 titles, 3 goals).

No Perle Morroni however. On the absence of the left side, Deacon explained it because of recent physical glitches: “She just came back from injury, she hasn’t played for a while, will she start tonight? Not sure, ”she said, mentioning the OL-Juve Champions League quarter-final second leg, which takes place this Thursday evening in Décines (9 p.m.).

The train has therefore definitely passed for the top French scorer Eugénie Le Sommer, not summoned for the 6th tricolor rally in a row, currently in recovery after a small tear in the calf. And for Amandine Henry, no longer retained for a year and a half and her falling out with the coach in November 2020.

Regarding “ELS”, Corinne Deacon quickly brushed off the subject of a potential return: “I will repeat myself but the door is never closed to anyone. I have a list of 23 players but today Eugenie is injured so that’s why she is not on the list. »

As a reminder, Les Bleues, alone at the top of their group I with 6 wins in 6 games, therefore have the opportunity to validate their ticket for the 2023 World Cup.



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