A very large police presence was observed around the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille before the match of Les Bleus. Several dozen CRS trucks are positioned in front of the stadium entrances. Foot patrols are also clearly visible and several members of the local police are also in plain clothes around the stadium.
A few hours before the match against Scotland in Lille, RMC Sport reveals the composition of the France team for this friendly match. Didier Deschamps has made four changes from the clash against the Netherlands.
Deschamps’ XI: Maignan – Clauss, Pavard, Konaté, T.Hernandez – Griezmann, Tchouameni, Camavinga – Dembélé, Giroud, Mbappé (c)
Fabrice Hawkins in Lille
A “moment of silence” before all European matches on Tuesday in memory of the victims of the Brussels attack
UEFA has announced that a moment of silence will be observed before all European matches on Tuesday in memory of the victims of Monday’s attack in Brussels, on the sidelines of Belgium-Sweden.
The details of the arrangement after the security meeting held at 10 a.m
Ahead of the France-Scotland match on Tuesday evening at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, a security meeting was held this morning. We now know a little more about the scale of the system.
Four companies of CRS (about 200 men) and two companies of mobile gendarmerie (about a hundred) will be mobilized, as well as the RAID which will also be on site. Their mission will be to secure everything around the enclosure but also the city center of Lille. Yesterday at the same time, only one unit was planned around this meeting.
Very big problems with traffic jams are also to be expected on the road with the filtering organized for several hours on the motorway in the direction of Belgium. 50,000 spectators are expected and nearly 1,700 Scots are present in the streets of Lille.
The terrorist attack that left two dead and one wounded in Brussels on Monday night comes in a very tense security context, particularly in France. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced additional measures to frame the meeting on Tuesday morning, with reinforced security.
Les Bleus’ likely line-up against Scotland, with several changes
This Monday evening in Lille, the team of France trained one last time before playing against Scotland Tuesday night in a friendly match.
For this match, Didier Deschamps is expected to rotate. When it was set up, there were four changes in the team that is supposed to start. Benjamin Pavard in central defence, Eduardo Camavinga in midfield, and Ousmane Dembélé and Olivier Giroud in attack could start.
Les Bleus’ probable line-up against Scotland: Maignan – Clauss, Pavard, Konaté, T.Hernandez – Griezmann, Tchouameni, Camavinga – Dembélé, Giroud, Mbappé (c)
Hello everyone!
Welcome to our website to follow live and in full the match of the day of Les Bleus, a friendly match with no stakes for Les Bleus who have already qualified for Euro 2024, but which will still be important for Didier Deschamps.
The coach could take the opportunity to review his squad and some players in the spotlight on a surprising Scotland team, co-leaders of their Euro qualifying pool, which includes teams such as Spain and Norway.
The match broadcast by TF1 will kick off at 9 p.m. at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Acsq, near Lille. A match that you will be able to follow on RMC and live with commentary on the RMC Sport website and app.
