Dembélé, Saliba, Mbappé, Olise: which French players remain in the Champions League? | OneFootball

The Champions League round of 16 plays out on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the returns next week. According to L'Équipe, nearly 30 French players on List A remain in contention to lift the trophy on 30 May at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

From Ligue 1, PSG, the last French representative, face Chelsea on Wednesday at 21:00. Their French group features Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez as the only defender, midfielders Warren Zaïre-Emery and Senny Mayulu, and forwards Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé, plus List B player Quentin Ndjantou, who has three appearances.

Chelsea, coached by Liam Rosenior, have three French defenders, Wesley Fofana, Benoît Badiashile and Malo Gusto. Manchester City, up against Real Madrid, list only Rayan Cherki after his summer move from Lyon, while Arsenal include William Saliba.

Liverpool’s French contingent is Ibrahima Konaté, now joined by forward Hugo Ekitike. Tottenham go the other way to Chelsea, three Frenchmen, all attackers, Wilson Odobert, Mathys Tel and Randal Kolo Muani.

In Spain, Real Madrid count Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga and Kylian Mbappé. Barcelona’s sole Frenchman is Jules Koundé, Atlético have Clément Lenglet and Antoine Griezmann, and Galatasaray include Sacha Boey, a scorer against Juventus in the 5-2 on 17 February.

In Germany, Bayern Munich feature Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise, while Bayer Leverkusen have Loïc Badé, Axel Tape and Martin Terrier. Clubs without French players are Newcastle, Atalanta Bergame, Sporting and Bodö/Glimt.

Source: L'Équipe