For the first time in more than ten years, no French player will play in the Champions League final this season.
We finally know the poster for the final of the 2023 edition of the Champions League. Double winner of AC Milan (0-2, 1-0), Inter validated its ticket for Istanbul on Tuesday evening. Nerazzurri who were joined on Wednesday by Manchester City, who swept defending champion Real Madrid (4-0) on Wednesday in their return leg (1-1 first leg).
A final in which France finds itself totally excluded. Indeed, no tricolor player will play this meeting between Inter Milan and Manchester City. This is a first since the 2010 edition of the Champions League, reports the specialized site Opta.
2010 – No French player will play in the Champions League final this season, a first since the 2009/10 edition. Failed. #MCIRMA pic.twitter.com/Y78NdipF82
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) May 17, 2023
8 French players in the semis
There were, however, several French players involved in the last four of the most prestigious of European competitions. On the AC Milan side, Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernandez, Mike Maignan and Pierre Kalulu had the opportunity to reach the final, as did Karim Benzema, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Ferland Mendy on the Madrid side.
