The coach of the French women’s team, Hervé Renard, called on Wednesday two new attackers Inès Benyahia and Louna Ribadeira for the double shock against England during the Euro-2025 qualifiers, just over two months before OJ.

These two young players, who play at Le Havre for the first and at Paris FC for the second, have been called up, while the Bleues will have to do without their top scorer Eugénie Le Sommer against the title holders and vice-world champions, the May 31 in Newcastle and June 4 in Saint-Étienne (9 p.m.).

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Although suspended for the first match, young striker Vicki Becho was also called up, along with Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Delphine Cascarino, Kadidiatou Diani and Julie Dufour. On the other hand, this is not the case for Amel Majri, already absent from the last meeting, despite good matches with OL in recent weeks.

“I consider Amel as an attacker, you have to make choices and you have to give up some of them, it’s the competition that wants that,” justified the coach. Having undergone surgery on her right knee, Le Sommer (192 selections, 93 goals) began her time trial to participate in the Olympic tournament (July 25-August 10).

Also absent from the play-off final won against Paris SG (2-1), his OL partner Griedge Mbock (80 caps, 8 goals) is closer to a return, but has not either no longer called by Hervé Renard, who did not wish to “take any risks”, despite “these two matches of capital importance”.

“It’s better to let her continue to prepare, so that she can be put back for the Olympics,” insisted the technician, referring to “the importance of her injury” without specifying its nature. As a result, defender Maëlle Lakrar, who announced her departure from Montpellier, will form the hinge with captain Wendie Renard, who will play with OL in the Champions League final against FC Barcelona in Bilbao on Saturday.

At the top of their group with two victories in two matches, ahead of England (one victory and one draw), the Blues can also count on the sparkling form of Delphine Cascarino (60 caps, 14 goals). After these two matches, they will have two qualifying matches remaining in July, against Sweden on the 12th and in Ireland on the 16th, before setting off to conquer Olympic gold with a first match against Colombia, on the 25th in Lyon.