Matt Gibbs
Karim Benzema is the French player with the most combined appearances across the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League between 2010 and 2020.
Benzema was a major part of a remarkable era at Real Madrid and he was part of a UEFA Champions League-winning squad on five different occasions.
Fellow striker Kevin Gameiro also features high on the list after winning the UEFA Europa League three times during the decade.
Two ex Manchester United players in Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba featured regularly in Europe between 2010 and 2020, while the top five is completed by former Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery.
French players with the most UEFA Champions League & Europa League appearances in the 2010s
- Karim Benzema
- Kevin Gameiro
- Raphael Varane
- Paul Pogba
- Franck Ribery
- Hugo Lloris
- Blaise Matuidi
- Antoine Griezmann
- Adil Rami
- Mathieu Valbuena
- Jeremy Mathieu
- Alexandre Lacazette
- Patrice Evra
- Laurent Koscielny
- Gael Clichy
- Olivier Giroud
- Anthony Martial
- Maxime Gonalons
- Corentin Tolisso
- Francis Coquelin
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