He played better in the first part of the season, he scored all the goals in the second half of 2023. And even though since the beginning of the calendar year, his playing time was limited – Moussa Diaby somehow made it to the list of the French national team, for the March preparation games.The Aston Villa winger returned among Les Bleus after a year, having previously played in the finals away to the Republic of Ireland, during the EURO 2024 qualifiers. After that, Didier Deschamps skipped him, however, as Kingsley Coman was not available (injury), he turned to Diaby.##NAJAVA_MECA_7950827##In this way, the former Bayer Leverkusen footballer will get a sudden chance to improve his status before the EURO. And he won’t be the only one, as Arsenal’s William Saliba got the upper hand in defense over Chelsea’s Axel Disasi, while Malo Gusto and Bradley Barcola are absent from the previous gathering, just like N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad), Jordan Veretout (Marseille) and Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio), who did not convince Deschamps that they are worth playing for Les Bleus at the moment.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The biggest aces are there, so the coach didn’t change much in the team that was used to winning. France will first check the condition of the national team on March 23 in Lyon against Germany, while three days later they will welcome Chile in Marseille.FRANCE SQUAD:Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Mike Maignan (Milan), Brice Samba (Lens);Defense: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Lucas Hernandez (PSG), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Benjamin Pavard (Inter), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern);Midfield: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Warren Zaire Emery (PSG), Aurelian Tchouameni (Real Madrid);Attack: Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Olivier Giroud (Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico), Randal Kolo Moani (Paris Saint-Germain), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Marcus Thuram (Inter) and Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).First France squad of 2024. Moussa Diaby is back in, preferred to Bradley Barcola, to replace Kingsley Coman who is injured. William Saliba is in ahead of Axel Disasi. No Malo Gusto either. No surprise for the rest.France play Germany on March 23 and Chile on March 26. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇨🇱 pic.twitter.com/zMZGFE3SOg— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) March 14, 2024
