The rally is already over for Kylian Mbappé! After the victory won by the French team in Turkey (1-0), for his first time on the French bench, Zinédine Zidane confirmed that the Blues striker had seriously injured his left knee on his goal scored in the 54th minute of play.
“It’s not going well, he’s going to have to go back (to Madrid). He developed high blood pressure on his shot. We’re not going to take any riskssaid the new coach on TF1, before adding at a press conference:
The news is not good. He has a tendon injury in his knee. This is unfortunately a small problem. »
For his debut, “Zizou” chose to align his captain on the left side, preferring to position Ousmane Dembélé in the center. After a sluggish first period, the Merengue star (27 years old) was able to find the fault with a shot at the near post. But while closing his right foot to score, his joint suffered on the opposite leg.
Who to replace Kylian Mbappé?
How long will Kylian Mbappé be sidelined? The Real Madrid medical staff will have to examine it before making a decision. The former Parisian already has two weeks ahead of him to recover, the international break ending on October 10 for Casa Blanca, with the reception of Villarreal in La Liga.
On the Blues side, this absence of “Kyks” will redistribute the cards offensively. Désire Doué and Bradley Barcola, who came into play against the Turks, should logically take advantage of this to have more playing time against Belgium and Italy, the next two opponents of the France team in this League of Nations.
