Midfield:
Paul Pogba is set to take charge of the French midfield which directly sees a midfield battle in the clash. Paris St Germain’s Blaise Matuidi will act as the chief midfield destroyer, helping Pogba to join attacks up front. Morgan Schneiderlin might be benched for the game as Mathieu Valbuena should start on the right as expected looking to stay narrow providing wingbacks to overlap as much as possible. Yohan Cabaye should start to give the French a numerical advantage in the middle as the Germans are expected to lineup in their customary 4-3-3 system.
Strike force:
It would be interesting to see how Deschamps lines up his attacking options up front. The French coach would have analyzed Algeria’s direct attacks on the German defense with the wingbacks causing major trouble to Loew’s side. Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud might join Benzema up front in a 4-4-2 setup as Deschamps abandons his 4-3-3 philosophy with Griezmann warming the sidelines. The youngster would however be in line to get involved as the French will try to stretch out the German backline in the second half.
Predicted Lineup
Lloris
Decuchy Sakho Koscielny Evra
Valbuena Pogba Matuidi Cabaye
Benzema
Giroud