A year ago, Kylian Mbappé had snubbed the October rally of theFrench team For fairly opaque reasons. Stacked in extra-sporting setbacks, the Captain of the Blues had put his international career in parentheses, the space of a few months.
Water has flowed under the bridges, and the current situation reflects the radical change that has taken place for the scorer. Light, sharpened, inspired, Mbappé displays a sparkling yield since the start of the season under the supervision of Xabi Alonso.
Kylian Mbappé continues the goals.
The Real Madrid striker chains goals like pearls. And his copy returned on Saturday against Villarreal did not deviate from his good habits. Once again, the 2018 world champion found the net, but this time, everything did not go as planned.
Wounded, Mbappé still joins the Blues
Kylian Mbappé was indeed forced to give up his place on injury during this match. The French international striker is affected by the right ankle. Despite this absence, the former Parisian wanted to be absolutely present in Clairefontaine.
Mbappé will therefore join the castle this Monday for the matches against Azerbaijan next Friday, and opposite Iceland on Monday October 13. A decision that is not unanimous in Spain, far from it. The Iberian press stresses that Real Madrid will not appreciate this choice to join the selection despite this physical glitch. It remains to be seen how Didier Deschamps will use his captain. One month after the controversy with Paris Saint-Germain following the injuries of Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, the coach of the Blues will still have headaches.
