FC Bayern duo start for France against Sweden | OneFootball

According to BuLi News, France face Sweden in the first of the three all-European Round of 32 ties. The tournament favourites won all three Group I games, while Sweden advanced as one of the best third-placed teams.

FC Bayern pair Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise have started every game so far and keep their places for the knockout stage. They line up again under Didier Deschamps.

Graham Potter trusted Alexander Bernhardsson throughout the group stage, but Holstein Kiel’s wing-back is replaced by Borussia Dortmund’s Daniel Svensson. Eric Smith of St. Pauli and Mattias Svanberg of Wolfsburg start on the bench.

France XI: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Olise, Dembélé, Barcola, Mbappé. Mbappé is captain.

Sweden XI: Zetterström, Lagerbielke, Lindelöf, Gudmundsson, Svensson, Ayari, Bergvall, Stroud, Elanga, Isak, Gyökeres. Lindelöf is captain.

Source: BuLi News