France turn to Clichy and Menez against Ukraine

15 June 2012 16:48

Laurent Blanc made two changes to his France line-up for their second game against Ukraine at Euro 2012, with Gael Clichy and Jeremy Menez both coming into the team for the Group D match.

Clichy replaced Patrice Evra at left-back, with Paris Saint-Germain winger Menez taking over from Florent Malouda.

Alou Diarra retained his place in central midfield despite competition from the fit-again Yann M'Vila, while Samir Nasri looked set to adopt a central playmaking role after his man-of-the-match turn in the 1-1 draw with England.

After claiming both goals in Ukraine's opening 2-1 victory over Sweden in Kiev, national icon Andrei Shevchenko held on to his place up front alongside former Liverpool striker Andrei Voronin.

Source: AFP