Didier Deschamps has confirmed that Lyon winger Mathieu Valbuena will not feature for France at this year's European Championship. Deschamps, who announced his 23-man squad that will represent the host nation of this summer's tournament, said the player had struggled for fitness and he didn't want to risk him. 'He suffered a lot of injuries, and also faced great competition for places this season
Didier Deschamps has confirmed that Lyon winger Mathieu Valbuena will not feature for France at this year's European Championship. Deschamps, who announced his 23-man squad that will represent the host nation of this summer's tournament, said the player had struggled for fitness and he didn't want to risk him. 'He suffered a lot of injuries, and also faced great competition for places this season
FRANCE EURO 2016 23-MAN SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Benoit Costil (Rennes)
Defenders: Bacary Sagna (Man City), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Lucas Digne (Roma), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Man City), Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona)
Midfielders: Lassana Diarra (Marseille), Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), N'Golo Kante (Leicester City), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)
Attackers: Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Andre Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Standby: Alphonse Areola, Morgan Schneiderlin, Hatem Ben Arfa, Alexandre Lacazette, Kevin Gameiro, Adrien Rabiot, Djibril Sidibe, Samuel Umtiti
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