France v Poland LIVE: Euro 2024 Team news and line-ups as Mbappe returns

Plenty of intrigue around those France changes. Didier Deschamps has gone for a bit of club chemistry up front, uniting Paris Saint-Germain’s forward trio, who should offer plenty of dynamism with a more industrious midfield behind.

A change in goal for Poland with Lukasz Skorupski preferred to Wojciech Szczesny.

Poland XI: Skorupski; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Syzmanski, Zielinski, Moder, Zalewski; Urbanski, Lewandowski

Big news for France: Kylian Mbappe is fit to start. The forward returns to the French side to face Poland with Bradley Barcola also brought in to the front line.

France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez; Tchouameni, Kante, Rabiot; Dembele, Mbappe, Barcola.

Provided both are involved this evening, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann will make their 14th appearance at a European Championship for France. Only Lilian Thuram (16) and Hugo Lloris (15) have featured more times for the nation at the tournament.

Poland’s elimination from Euro 2024 was confirmed after the second round of fixtures. Despite playing well in patches against both the Netherlands and Austria, they just haven’t looked like having nearly enough quality or cohesion to escape a tough group – avoiding total disaster and retaining respectability will be the aim tonight. Too often, sides already out produce limp performances in their final game to exit meekly, but you wonder whether the fact that there are a couple of retirees in the ranks will lift Poland this evening.

They may count on some support from the Dortmund crowd given the distinguished service both Jakub Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek gave to the club that call this ground home. The pair are both set to be in the stadium working on Polish TV and are sure for the warmest of welcomes.

There is no doubting that the French have failed to fire so far at Euro 2024, a member of their squad yet to register at the tournament. After a lacklustre showing in Kylian Mbappe’s absence against the Netherlands, Karl Matchett explores the narrative around Didier Deschamps’ side:

And here’s a reminder of which players are off to strong scoring starts at the tournament:

Need a refresher of all of the action so far and the schedule for the knockout rounds to come? Our big fixture guide will have you covered throughout the rest of Euro 2024 as we near the pointy end of the tournament.

Robert Lewandowski sported a protective mask after suffering a facial injury while at Bayern Munich in 2015, and can thus offer some advice on what the Frenchman can expect if he does, as expected, don one while featuring tonight.

“It’s tough, especially for strikers who move around the penalty box,” Lewandowski cautioned. “I remember well that I had problems to react and to see the ball and the opponents.”

Poland‘s Robert Lewandowski has no intention of retiring from international football after his side’s disappointing Euro 2024 campaign and is ready to play a full 90 minutes against France tonight.

With Poland having little but pride to play for in their final game, having become the first team to be eliminated from the European Championship on Friday, there were questions about the 35-year-old Lewandowski’s international future.

Midfielder Kamil Grosicki, 36, has announced the France match will be his last for Poland, while 34-year-old goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has reportedly said he plans to retire from international duty after Euro 2024.

But Lewandowski — Poland‘s most capped player and all-time record goalscorer, with 82 goals in 151 appearances — insisted he wants to continue and play alongside a new generation of Polish footballers.

“I’m 36 years old soon. A lot of people will be wondering how long I will play for, but I still have that fire inside of me and no one from outside will be able to affect my decision,” he told reporters on Monday.

“One day, maybe I’ll wake up and think maybe it’s time to think about retiring from international duty. But today I feel and I see that this team has a future, that despite this European Championship we have built something here.

“We have constructed something here. I see the potential in this team. I see a lot of young players emerging.”