Nkunku and France go down in Switzerland

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The France U21 side with Christopher Nkunku lost 2-1 in a friendly match away to Switzerland on Friday.

The home side prevailed courtesy of two goals from Dimitri Oberlin (20', 87'), either side of Jonathan Bamba's strike for France (70').

Christopher Nkunku was replaced in midfield by Tanguy Ndombélé in the 68th minute.

Sylvain Ripoll's side take on Italy in another friendly next Tuesday at the Stade Léo-Lagrange in Besançon.

SWITZERLAND 2-1 FRANCE (H-T: 1-0)
Friendly
Bienne (Switzerland)
Goals: Dimitri Oberlin (SWI) 20', 87'), Jonathan Bamba (FRA) 70'
SWITZERLAND: Kobel - Hefti (Van der Werf, 86'), Loosli, Knezevic, Ulisses (c) (Zesiger, 77') - Grgic (Toma, 86'), Spielmann (Pusic, 77'), Lauper (Bajrami, 68') - Albian, Oberlin, Oliveira (Zeqiri, 68') Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli.
FRANCE: Larsonneur - Alakouch (Rosier, 83'), Diakhaby, Niakhaté, Boscagli (Ggagnon, 68') - Ntcham (c), Nkunku (Ndombélé, 68'), Lopez (Grandsir, 62'), Del Castillo - M.Dembélé (Bamba, 62'), Karamoh (Terrier, 62') Coach: Sylvain Ripoll.