Nkunku and U21s clinch EURO place
The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder helped France's Under-21 side claim a place in next summer's EURO final tournament in Italy.
The Bleuets are assured to finish on top of Group 9 and with that claim a place at the finals that will take place between 16 and 30 June in Italy and San Marino.
BULGARIA - FRANCE : 0-1 (0-0)
UEFA U21 Championship Italy 2019 - Qualifying phase - Group 9 - Matchday 8
Trace Arena (Stara Zagora)
Goal: Dembélé (57').
BULGARIA: Naumov - Kostadinov, Kerchev, Velkov (c), Hristov - Yusein, Milev, Karabelyov (Stoev, 82') - Al. Georgiev (Krastev, 66'), Yomov - Vutov (An. Georgiev, 58'). Coach: Antoni Zdravkov.
FRANCE: Bernardoni - Rosier, Upamecano, Diallo (c), Boscagli - Ndombele (Ntcham, 76'), Tousart, Nkunku (Aouar, 71') - Bamba, Del Castillo - Dembélé (Terrier, 66'). Coach: Sylvain Ripoll.
Group 9 standings
1. France / 24 points, +16 (8 matches played)
2. Slovenia / 11 points, +1 (7 matches played)
3. Kazakhstan / 10 points, 0 (8 matches played)
4. Bulgaria / 8 points, 0 (7 matches played)
5. Luxembourg / 4 points, -10 (7 matches played)
6. Montenegro / 4 points, -7 (7 matches played)
Fixtues
Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 20:45CEST: France - Luxembourg (Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg)
Nos Espoirs s'imposent 1-0 en Bulgarie grâce à un but de Moussa Dembélé et continuent leur sans faute dans ces qualif' à l'EURO 2019 ! pic.twitter.com/kSbZL62Bi4
— Equipe de France ââ (@equipedefrance) September 7, 2018