Kylian Mbappé is reportedly dealing with a hamstring strain while on international duty with France, raising fitness concerns for Real Madrid. The issue could affect his involvement in France’s UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Türkiye.
Mbappé misses France training
Mbappé joined up with Zinédine Zidane’s squad for the November international break. He was absent from France training on Wednesday.
L’Équipe report that Mbappé is suffering from a hamstring strain and will miss Thursday’s clash with Italy. France hopes he will be available for the UEFA Nations League match against Türkiye, and Mbappé will remain with the France group.
Mbappé’s scoring form for Real Madrid
Mbappé leads Real Madrid with 17 goals in 16 appearances and is on a seven-game scoring streak for the club.
His minutes during the winning run
During Real Madrid’s eight-game winning streak, Mbappé has started every match and logged at least 84 minutes in each one.
Against Racing Santander, Real Madrid were up 3–0 by the 36th minute and Mbappé played the full 90 minutes. Against Sevilla, Real Madrid were winning 3–0 by the 63rd minute and Mbappé was not replaced until the 84th minute. Against Valencia, which has just two wins in La Liga this season, Mbappé played 89 minutes in a 3–0 win for Real Madrid.
France and Real Madrid’s decisions
Aurélien Tchouaméni was sent back to Madrid from France duty with a right adductor injury after only two days. He is undergoing further tests to determine the severity of his right adductor issue.
In SI writer Amanda Langell’s view, José Mourinho and Real Madrid would prefer Mbappé to return to Madrid at the first sign of danger, but Mbappé and France do not think he needs to withdraw from international duty at the moment.
If Mbappé does not play against Italy, he will have three extra days to get back to full fitness before Sunday’s match with Arda Güler and Co.
