Karim Benzema (pic) was forced to leave the pitch with a dead leg on Tuesday as world champions France beat Bulgaria 3-0 in their final friendly one week before beginning their Euro 2020 campaign
Karim Benzema was forced to leave the pitch with a dead leg on Tuesday as world champions France beat Bulgaria 3-0 in their final friendly one week before beginning their Euro 2020 campaign. Benzema was taken off in the 39th minute at the Stade De France in what is Frances last match
The national team s players, coach Luis Enrique and staff have been forced to train individually this week at the team s training headquarters outside Madrid since captain Busquets was sent home to self-isolate on Sunday. Shortly after the match, the Spanish federation confirmed Diego Llorente had also tested positive.
The friendly against Lithuania Spain s final warm-up match ahead of Euro 2020 went ahead as a full international, but with members of Spain s under-21 squad taking part, coached by their manager Luis de la Fuente.
Spain debuted 16 players in a friendly match due to the senior squad kept out to due quarantine.