The star of the France team, Kylian Mbappé, did not play the friendly match against Germany (2-1) this Tuesday in Dortmund. The Blues have not won any of the last four matches where the striker did not start.
“You are missing only one being and everything is depopulated.” This verse from Alphonse de Lamartine could perfectly describe the current situation of the France team without Kylian Mbappé. This Tuesday, Didier Deschamps’ men lost in a friendly match against Germany (2-1), a meeting where the star player of Paris Saint-Germain spent 90 minutes on the sidelines. A defeat for the national team without the tenure of its flagship striker is not the first time that this has happened. The Blues have not won any of the last four matches where the striker did not start.
Muscle discomfort
In June 2022, the France team was held in check by Croatia (1-1) and Austria (1-1) in the group stage of the Nations League. At the time, the player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain at club level was injured in the knee. He did not play the first match and he returned after the hour mark against the Austrians. During the recent Football World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps decided to leave Mbappé on the bench against Tunisia (1-0) due to the Blues having already qualified. The native of Bondy entered in the second period, but he did not succeed in changing the nature of the match.
Against Germany, if Kylian Mbappé remained on the bench for the entire match, it was so as not to aggravate muscle discomfort. “Kylian had a problem with his patellar tendon which is bothering him. If he couldn’t start, it wasn’t to bring him in,” declared Didier Deschamps after the match.
This physical concern for the PSG striker comes one week before Borussia Dortmund arrives at the Parc des Princes, on September 19, for the start of the group stage of the Champions League. Before this meeting, Paris will host Nice for the 5th day of Ligue 1.