This Friday, the French national team will play a Nations League match against Turkey at 8:45 PM at Kocaeli Stadium. Ahead of the encounter, Le Parisien and L’Équipe have attempted to predict the lineups that French manager Zinedine Zidane and his Turkish counterpart Vincenzo Montella will field. The match involves three Paris Saint-Germain players—all French: Désiré Doué, Maghnes Akliouche, and Ousmane Dembélé. Dembélé is expected to start.
Türkiye –
Le Parisien (4-2-3-1) –
Deniz Gül
Yilmaz – Aktürkoglu – Güler
Yüksek – Kökçü
Elmali – Bardakci – Demiral – Celik
Cakir.
L’Équipe (4-2-3-1) –
Yilmaz
Aktürkoglu – Kökçü – Güler
Yüksek – Özcan
Elmali – Bardakci – Demiral – Celik
Cakir.
France –
Le Parisien (4-3-3) –
Mbappé – Dembélé – Olise
Rabiot – Koné – Cherki
Truffert – Lacroix – Upamecano – Koundé
Maignan
L’Équipe (4-3-3) –
Mbappé – Dembélé – Olise
Rabiot – Koné – Cherki
Truffert – Lacroix – Upamecano – Koundé
Maignan
These are possible lineups for both sides, though we remain cautious as these are merely media predictions. Surprises are possible—especially on the French side, given that this is the first match with Zidane at the helm.
Mais tous les médias sont d’accord pour placer Kylian Mbappé à gauche et Ousmane Dembélé dans l’axe, ce n’est possiblement pas pour rien. Ce serait un choix fort par rapport à l’ère Didier Deschamps, mais rien d’illogique compte tenu des qualités des joueurs. On note aussi la présence de Rayan Cherki parmi les titulaires, chose qui était rare. Attention, il n’y a cependant rien de sûr pour le moment. Zidane pourrait avoir garder des surprises.
As always, we await the official announcement, which will come about an hour before kickoff.
