Probable Lineups
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Friendlies.
Team News
Portugal
France
- Jose Fonte is favourite to partner Bruno Alves at the heart of Portugal's defence. Pepe is yet to feature for Real Madrid this season so is unlikely to start.
- With Fabio Coentrao absent from the squad for Portugal's next two fixutres, Raphael Guerreiro could earn just his third cap.
- Bernardo Silva has been tipped for great things following his excellent campaign with the U21 squad at the Euros earlier in the summer and could earn his second senior cap from the start here.
- Didier Deschamps has so many midfield options that it is hard to know how they will line up. Paul Pogba is expected to return to the starting fold here.
- Nabil Fekir is also expected to be given his first start.
Who would've thought Varane and Koscielny would make a solid CB pairing? Oh yeah, everyone apart from Deschamps. France have a solid back-line when Sakho isn't playing. All they need is to get a set, balanced 5 supporting Benzema with some pace on the wings. The modern formation seems to be 4-2-3-1 but given the number of quality box-to-box midfielders France has, a 4-3-3 formation would be workable.
@SteveHyland usually agree with you but Sakho is a very solid CB and should definitely be starting at Liverpool
@MiguelSuave Lol, Sakho is garbage.
@bradley.fcb Sakho is the reason France were in the world cup... look it up
i hoped for a portugal win. But im not dissapointed. This was only a friendly. Though i think portugal should integrate their u-21 team to the national sides. They were best team in u-21 tourney hands down. To demolish germany u-21 takes a special to do it.
martial?
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Lean yourself a little behind and read Portugal's goal keeper. You may read it as "Penaldo" :P
@HassanAshas what?
I don't think Moutinho, Veloso and Danny will play but Danilo, Adrien and João Mário instead.
Amavi/Kurzawa instead of Evra, and Lemina should've been called though.
@ili Are you serious ? Kurzawa is injured and Lemina will play for Gabon soon. Regarding Amavi, I doubt he will have a chance before the Euro.
Please keep in mind that Portugal has an important match 3 days after this one while France doesn't need to play qualification matches. This means that the Portugal's most important players may not play...