Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Blaise Matuidi for the last two meetings of the French football team against Moldova and Albania in qualifying for Euro 2020. The young Arsenal midfielder was initially summoned with hopes. He returns in Blue as in September, when he replaced Paul Pogba, package. Guendouzi, 20, had not had a minute of play in September against Albania (4-1) and Andorra (3-0), Deschamps preferring to offer his first two selections to the other "new kid" of his list, the Lillois Jonathan Ikoné.
Matuidi had not missed a rally in Blue since 2014
This announcement follows the package of Blaise Matuidi. The midfielder injured his ribs Sunday in club with Juventus Turin, forcing him to withdraw with the team of France. The Turinese did not come to Clairefontaine to make note his injury, contracted during the match against AC Milan (1-0) and that had forced him to be replaced: "The examinations practiced Monday morning in Turin confirmed an injury which made it impossible for Blaise Matuidi to be on the pitch on Thursday and Sunday, "the FFF said. The former Parisian, 32, had not missed the least rally since exactly five years with the Blues, in 2014.
Uncertainty still hangs over the state of health of another midfielder called in Blue, Tanguy Ndombélé, released at half-time Saturday in club with Tottenham for a "pain in the groin". The Blues gather at Clairefontaine Monday around 16h, and have a first training scheduled at 17:30.