5 big matches you must watch during the international break

After 90 days of electrifying action in club football, the leagues come to a temporary halt this week as international fixtures are set to resume and players are off to fulfill their national team commitments. The first international break of they year turns out to be a promising one with some really tantalizing fixtures lined up over the course of next week.Without any further ado, we take a look at the 5 most thrilling encounters to be played during this international break.

#1 France vs Brazil

Date: 26 March 2015

Venue: Stad de France, St.Denis, France.

Les Blues continue their preparations for Euro 2016 on home soil as they host old foes Brazil in their first competitive fixture of 2015. Didier Deschamps’ men are on a great run at home, unbeaten in their last eight home games and will look to extend their domestic dominance against a resurgent Brazil side who have bounced back remarkably from the World Cup debacle and have won all the six fixtures post the 2014 semi-final debacle.

The match also serves as a final chance for the Brazilian players to book a place in the upcoming Copa America squad as manager Dunga announces his final 23-man squad for the tournament to be held in June. 

Hugo Lloris remains the only high profile French player to be off duty with an injury whereas Dunga has a full fledged squad to choose from with no injury layoffs plaguing his side.