Mbappe Leaves France Squad After Knee Injury in Türkiye Win
France said Kylian Mbappe has a knee tendon injury and is returning to Madrid after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory.
- At Kocaeli Stadium, Kylian Mbappe left the Nations League squad after suffering a knee injury against Turkey, forced off the pitch shortly after scoring the winning goal in France's victory on Friday.
- After scoring the match's only goal, Mbappe received immediate treatment but briefly returned to play; he collapsed again one minute later, forcing Zinedine Zidane into a 58th-minute substitution in his first match as France manager.
- The French confirmed Mbappe is suffering from a "knee tendon injury" and is returning to Madrid immediately for further evaluation following the tournament opener.
- "Unfortunately, it doesn't look good," Zinedine Zidane said of the 27-year-old Real Madrid player, adding he would not take any risks regarding the forward's health.
- France secured a 1-0 victory in the Group match despite the injury setback, moving forward in the Nations League tournament without Mbappe as he recovers from the tendon issue.
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The Frenchman injured his left knee by scoring the only goal of the match and will not play against Belgium in the League of Nations. ...
France's new national football coach Zinedine Zidane has to get along in the next country games without his captain Kylian Mbappe.
The French Football Federation announced that Kylian Mbappe, who was injured in the match against Türkiye, has been withdrawn from the national team squad.
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé suffers “a tendinous injury and is discarded for the rest of the rally,” according to the French Football Federation in its official social media account.
France's Mbappe out of Nations League squad with knee injury
Kylian Mbappé left the rally of the French team after his knee injury during the game in Turkey this Friday evening. The Madrid press is more than worried about the duration of his absence. The Spanish press shares a double feeling on Saturday 26 September. Part of the excitement at the idea of finding his world champion team on the field, it will be facing England at 8:45 pm. But especially a share of concern in Madrid about the injury of Kylia…
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