Bayern’s French duo start as Can Uzun lines up for Türkiye | OneFootball

Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise start for France against Türkiye in the UEFA Nations League opener in İzmit. According to BuLi News, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun also makes the hosts’ XI, meaning three Bundesliga players begin the match.

It is Zinedine Zidane’s first starting line-up as France head coach. Les Bleus, two-time Nations League semi-finalists, were helped by the Bayern pair to reach the World Cup last four in the summer.

Türkiye earned promotion to League A with a top-two group finish in 2024/25. Hoffenheim centre-back Ozan Kabak is among the substitutes for Vincenzo Montella’s side.

Four former Bundesliga players also start, Ousmane Dembélé, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Koné and Salih Özcan.

Türkiye: Çakır, Kadıoğlu, Bardakçı, Demiral (c), Çelik, Özcan, Yüksek, Güler, Uzun, Aydın, Yılmaz.

France: Maignan, Truffert, Upamecano, Lacroix, Koundé, Cherki, Rabiot, Koné, Dembélé, Mbappé (c), Olise.

Source: BuLi News

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