Hard blow for Kylian Mbappé. Starter and scorer on Friday against Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes (3-0), the Real Madrid player left the field with an injury to his right ankle. The captain of the Blues, forced to withdraw from the trip to Iceland, should join Madrid on Monday.
While Kylian Mbappé was competing in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with the French team, Stade Malherbe de Caen, the club he owns, entered the running in the 5th round of the Coupe de France. Currently 6th in National, the SMC faced AG Caen, resident of Regional 1.
The derby was electric. According to West Francethe Malherbe Normandy Kop supporters quickly set the atmosphere on fire, lighting smoke bombs after a quarter of an hour of play. The referee interrupted the match for the first time after the SMC opened the score, due to fireworks and the display of a banner: “20 euros per place, meal included? ».
An electric atmosphere
A second interruption occurred upon returning from the locker room, after the appearance of a new message: “AG Caen: passion cannot be bought. » The atmosphere then became tense in the stands and on the pitch. Some spectators appeared tired, while the players, exasperated, briefly returned to the locker room.
Faced with tension, the speaker threatened to permanently suspend the meeting. Finally, the match was able to come to an end, and SM Caen won 2-1, validating its qualification for the next round of the Coupe de France. This is not the first time that Malherbe Normandy Kop has expressed its dissatisfaction with the club now owned by Kylian Mbappé.
