Léo Dubois, seven selections, is one of the 26 players selected by Didier Deschamps for the Euro football.

"It's huge, it's a childhood dream come true," reacts the side-defender of Olympique Lyonnais on Europe 1. 

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With only seven selections on the clock, Léo Dubois is still far from being part of the executives of the France team.

But the side of Olympique Lyonnais, aged 26, has gradually managed to find a place in the group to the point of being called by Didier Deschamps among the 26 players selected for the next Euro.

On Europe 1, he expresses his "pride". 

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"Being able to represent your country in an international competition like this is just huge," he reacts.

And to add: "It's a childhood dream come true, because when I started football, I idealized the France team."

"I hope we will go to the end"

The former FC Nantes player attended the announcement of the list with his relatives. "I was at home with my family and my representative ... I also saw a lot of emotion and pride in everyone's eyes, and that is all the more joy for me" , says Léo Dubois. 

Asked about his ambitions for the European Championship, Léo Dubois assures us that there is a lot of ambition in the group. "" I hope that we will go to the end of this competition, "he confides. welcoming the surprise selection of Karim Benzema. "He is a world-class player, who has won a lot of titles and who has a lot of experience that he will be able to bring to the group," he assures. regaining that style of player for a big competition can only be beneficial. "