The captain of the French team Kylian Mbappé, victim of a broken nose during the France-Austria match at Euro-2024, will not undergo surgery, announced Monday evening in Düsseldorf, the president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo.
The management of the Blues specified, in a press release, that the player had undergone “radiological examinations” at the Düsseldorf hospital and had “returned to the base camp” of the team near Paderborn (North Rhine-Westphalia). ).
“A mask will be made in such a way as to allow (…) to consider a resumption of competition after a period devoted to care,” added the staff.
The French team achieved the essential, Monday in Düsseldorf, by winning its first meeting at Euro-2024 against Austria (1-0).
However, the evening was marked by the broken nose of Kylian Mbappé, who was injured in the 86th minute when he hit the shoulder of Austrian defender Kevin Danso while trying to head a ball.
This injury to the N.1 asset of the world vice-champions is bad news for French coach Didier Deschamps, who saw his colts particularly suffer in overcoming the Austrians.
France’s next match is scheduled for Friday against the Netherlands, who also won their first meeting in Group D against Poland 2-1.
With MAP
