Lucy Bronze was "shocked" that France did not select Wendie Renard in their Euro 2025 squad and thinks they could be "weakened" without her.
The Lionesses start the defence of their title in Zurich on Saturday against France in the first of three group matches.
Chelsea defender Bronze won three successive Women's Champions League trophies between 2017 and 2020 alongside Renard, who was captain of their Lyon side.
However, France manager Laurent Bonadei said he went with "a different selection" that was "not made in the spur of the moment"when explaining his reasoning for rejecting 34-year-old Renard, who has made 168 international appearances and had been captain.
"Wendie is a good friend of mine. She's the epitome of what I would describe as a captain figure," said Bronze.
"When I was at Lyon, everything she did as a person and as a player, there was nothing you could fault. I'm sure she will be devastated not to be part of the Euros.
"The manager went a different way. That's how football works sometimes. It's a big shock.
"I want to play against Wendie. For me, not taking someone like that could weaken the French team. I want to play against the strongest French team."
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