French champions Marseille smashed Manchester United 8-2 in a pre-season encounter in Monaco on Tuesday night. Goals by Nicolas Nkoulou, Alou Diarra and a double from Loic Remy, Jordan Ayew (pictured) and Benoit Cheyrou sent the Red Devils to their most humiliating defeat under Sir Alex Ferguson. Admittedly, the Premier League champions were without a [.

Here's Laurent Blanc's selection for the friendly on Wednesday in Montpellier against Chile:

Goalkeepers
Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)
Steve Mandanda (Marseille)

Defenders
Eric Abidal (Barcelona)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Younes Kaboul (Tottenham)
Adil Rami (Valencia)
Anthony Reveillere (Lyon)
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
Mamadou Sakho (PSG)

Midfielders
Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle)
Alou Diarra (Marseille)
Yann M'Vila (Rennes)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Marvin Martin (Sochaux)
Blaise Matuidi (PSG)
Samir Nasri (Arsenal)
Jeremy Menez [read more]

Euro Qualifying Group D Standings
France – 13 points from 6 matches
Belarus – 12 points from 7 matches
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 10 points from 6 matches
Romania – 8 points from 6 matches
Albania – 8 points from 6 matches
Luxembourg – 1 point from 7 matches

France's Remaining Qualifiers
Friday, September 2, 2011 Away to Albania
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Away to Romania
Friday, October 7, 2011 Home against Albania
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Home against Bosnia and Herzegovina

Here is the call-up for next week's qualifiers away to Albania and Romania:

Goalkeepers
Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux)
Stève Mandanda (Marseille)

Defenders
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
Younès Kaboul (Tottenham)
Eric Abidal (Barcelona)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
Adil Rami (Valencia)
Anthony Réveillère (Lyon)

Midfielders
Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle)
Alou Diarra (Marseille)
Yann M'Vila (Rennes)
Marvin Martin (Sochaux)
Blaise Matuidi (PSG)

Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
Samir Nasri (Manchester City)
Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Jérémy Ménez (PSG)
Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)

Strikers
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Kevin Gameiro (PSG)
Guillaume Hoarau (PSG)
Loïc Rémy (Marseille)

That's a squad of 24, which is already one more than France can take to official tournaments, but I still find it curious to see Gael Clichy dropped after having started the previous match in the friendly against Chile.