Mbappé's pain in Imzit: the shadow of a disastrous evening

The pain felt by Kylian Mbappé after his opening shot against Turkey puts the captain of the French team at risk, who will have to undergo medical examinations before the next fixtures.

Match context

Deployed on the left wing by Zinédine Zidane, the star striker of Real Madrid opened the scoring with a right-footed strike, but immediately felt a sharp pain. The match took place on Friday evening in Imzit.

Mbappé, 27, had missed an early chance after a quarter of an hour, following a pass from Michael Olise (17th minute).

In the 54th minute, after a Turkish loss of possession, he unlocked the situation for the Blues, but the pain manifested immediately.

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Four minutes later, he fell to the ground again and left the pitch, replaced by Désiré Doué (59th minute).

‘Zizou’ should not say much after the match to the media, as Mbappé will need further medical examinations to determine the nature of his injury.

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France will face Belgium in Brussels on Monday, then Italy and the Red Devils at the Stade de France as part of the Nations League.