France's Zidane plans without Mbappé – Nations League duels await

While the German national team is playing its international matches, France under national coach Zinedine Zidane faces decisive Nations League duels: tomorrow, Thursday, the Equipe Tricolore travels to Milan to play Italy, before the second match against Turkey is staged in Bordeaux.

An image photo illustrates that besides the German international matches, France and coach Zinedine Zidane also have to contest important Nations League duels. Tomorrow, on Thursday, the Equipe Tricolore must first face Italy in Milan, before the second duel in Bordeaux against Turkey follows.

Mbappé's absence raises questions

Zidane is currently worried about one of his key offensive stars, the 27‑year‑old Kylian Mbappé of the Spanish top club Real Madrid. Mbappé missed the team training on Wednesday and instead worked individually within the circle of French doctors and physiotherapists.

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The French federation announced that Mbappé's absence is not injury‑related, but kept the exact reasons in the dark. L’Équipe reported that the forward will miss at least one of the two upcoming international matches. Possibly only a workload management is the reason for his absence from training.

From Spain, Real Madrid is watching the situation around their superstar very closely. The Spanish daily explained that people in Madrid are well informed about the Frenchman involved with the national team and are closely following his situation. Whether Mbappé will actually miss one of the two international matches remains unclear for now.

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Without Mbappé, Zidane must re‑plan the French attack, as the Real star is considered an absolute regular and captain. In contrast, there is clarity regarding Aurélien Tchouaméni: the midfielder will definitely miss the games against Italy and Turkey due to a recurrence of adductor problems.