Austria – France, live | League of Nations

Benzema, the great hope

Without Mbappé (at least initially), the Frenchman’s hopes would have gone through Karim Benzema’s boots. The Real Madrid striker will be the benchmark for France tonight.

A final for France

The French team now faces a transcendental rivalry after adding just one point in the first two days of the Nations League. The reigning tournament champions stumbled against Denmark (1-2) and tied against Croatia (1-1), so they must beat Austria if they want to fight for first place in Group 1.

Mbappe, replacement

The French striker is suffering from discomfort and will start the game on the bench. He did not play against Croatia and is doubtful for tonight’s match.

Austrian ‘eleven’
Ralf Rangnick opts for a 4-4-2 at Pentz; Lainer, Trauner, Alaba, Wöber; Laimer, Sabitzer, Schlager, Seiwald; Weimann, Arnautovic.

On the bench were Fraisl (ps), Lindner (ps), Danso, Trimmel, Lazaro, Baumgartner, Wolf, Wimmer, Ljubicic, Gregoritsch, Kalajdzic and Onisiwo.

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‘Eleven’ from France

Didier Deschamps bet on 4-2-3-1 built by Lloris; Pavard, Saliba, Konate, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Kamara; Diaby, Griezmann, Coman; Benzema.

Remaining on the bench are Maignan (ps), Areola (ps), Clauss, Digne, Koundé, Lucas Hdz., Kimpembe, Guendouzi, Rabiot, Mbappé, Ben Yedder and Nkunku.

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Confirmed lineups

We’ll start by looking at the starting XI for Austria and France.

Good afternoon

We will start with this Austria-France preview of the third day of the Nations League.