Zaïre-Emery captains France's U21s to victory on debut

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A France U21s side featuring Paris Saint-Germain players Warren Zaïre-Emery and Bradley Barcola ran out 4-1 winners over their Danish counterparts in a friendly at Nancy’s Stade Marcel Picot last night.

At 17 years and 183 days old, Zaïre-Emery became not only the youngest-ever player to captain France's U21s in the last 30 years but also the first player from the capital club to wear the captain's armband for Les Bleuets since Presnel Kimpembe did so in a 3-2 win over England's U21s on 14th November 2016.

FRANCE 4-1 DENMARK (2-0 at HT)
Friendly
Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy
Goals: Lepenant (23'), Cherki (38') and Wahi (75', 90') for France; Kjelder (84') for Denmark.
FRANCE: Restes – Gusto (Baldé, 64'), Matsima (Yoro, 73'), Lukeba (Estève, 74'), Merlin (Diarra, 64') – Ugochukwu (Agoumé, 64'), Zaïre-Emery (c) (Odobert, 73'), Lepenant – Cherki (Akliouche, 46') – Barcola (Wahi, 46'), Kalimuendo (Mara, 46'). Head coach: Thierry Henry.
DENMARK: Jungdal – E. Kristensen (Gaaei, 62'), Provstgaard (Jensen, 62'), T. Kristensen (Hey, 83'), Kristiansen – Kjærgaard (c) (Kruse, 83'), Bøving (Fraulo, 62e), Chukwuani – Osula, Kvistgaarden – Daramy (Kjelder, 64'). Head coach: Steffen Højer.