The French team’s opponents for the Euro in Germany, which begins in a few days, are seeing several of their major players injured.
A few days before the start of Euro 2024 in Germany, the France team is not yet in optimal physical shape to tackle the competition. The Aurélien Tchouaméni case continues to worry the Blues staff, he who has been injured in his foot since May 8. The Real Madrid player also completed an individual training session on Tuesday June 11 withAdrien Rabiot. The Juventus midfielder, one of the pillars of Didier Deschamps’ midfield, has been hampered by calf pain for several weeks.
There is also the case Kylian Mbappé. Mystery surrounds this back pain that occurred last week, which seems to be handicapping the new Madrid player. If he came into play during the last preparation match against Canada, he will probably not be 100% for the opening match next Monday against Austria.
But if the infirmary is not in good shape for the Blues, the situation is much more complicated for their opponents. Austria must do without its captain David Alaba, injured since last December and out of the competition. However, he could join the Austrian staff and be part of the trip.
The situation is much more difficult for the Netherlands. A few days before the start of the competition, the Oranje lost their playing master Frankie De Jong to an ankle injury. Hopes are slim for the Netherlands to see the FC Barcelona midfielder return for the last match of the group stages. They also lost another major player from their midfield this past week. This is Atalanta player Teun Koopmeiners. The Dutch selection announced the player’s withdrawal for the entire competition.
In Poland, the selection must for its part face a massacre of injuries in the last days before the start of the competition. During the first preparation match, striker Arkadiusz Milik came out injured in his left knee, and his withdrawal for the Euro has already been confirmed. Against Turkey in the last match, it was Karol Swiderski’s turn to get injured. Uncertainty remains over the participation of the Hellas Verona striker in the competition in Germany. Finally, Polish fans pray that their star striker Robert Lewandowski not be too seriously injured, he who also had to come off during the match against Turkey. The Catalan daily “Sport” has already announced the withdrawal of the Barça striker for the first match against Austria.