Monaco's Keita Balde out of French League Cup final

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Keita Balde has been dropped from Monaco squad that will face Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday's French League Cup final.

Leonardo Jardim has named a squad of 21 players for the Monégasques to face Unai Emery's side, and the winger who has been down with a discomfort in his thigh will miss the showpiece in Bordeaux.

The former Lazio player has appeared 22 times in the French Ligue 1, scoring eight goals and laid five assists for Monaco this season. However, he will be denied a third appearance and the chance to register his name on the scoresheet in the competition this term.

Headlining the list is captain Radamel Falcao alongside Algeria's Rachid Ghezzal, Senegalese goalkeeper Seydou Sy and 21-year-old Malian defender Almamy Touré.

The full list:

Goalkeepers: Subasic, Sy, Badiashile

Defenders: Glik, Jemerson, Jorge, Raggi, Sidibe, Toure

Midfielders: Boschilia, Fabinho, Lemar, Moutinho, N'Doram, Rony Lopes, Tielemans

Strikers: Diakhaby, Ghezzal, Falcao, Jovetic, Sylla

 

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