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Koundé Continues to Sit on Bench

Barcelona defender Jules Koundé continues to be overlooked, this time by Zidane with France, after minimal playing time at club level.

Barcelona right-back Jules Koundé, 27, has failed to secure regular minutes with either Barcelona or the French national team. After being a substitute in six of Barcelona's seven league matches, he only played 29 minutes against Valencia following Eric Garcia's injury and has been unused in the last three games. betsport.cv

The situation hasn't improved with France, as Zinedine Zidane has also failed to utilize Koundé, continuing a trend that began under Hansi Flick at Barcelona.