Mbappé will not start against the Netherlands

In the absence of official confirmation, everything indicates that Kylian Mbappé will be a substitute in the match tonight between France and the Netherlands in Leipzig. The Parisian star trained outside the group on Thursday at the RB Arena with a protective mask, but Didier Deschamps sees no guarantees and does not want to take unnecessary risks. The French federation wanted to maintain secrecy until the last minute.

It will be necessary to see if Mbappé has minutes in France’s most important game in the group stage, the one that will determine its leadership and the one that could avoid the strong side of the draw in the final phase of the Euro Cup. The new Real Madrid player tried to push until the end, but he has not yet adapted well to the mask, which could be tricolor, with the colors of the French flag, like the one he used in previous training.

Mbappé suffered a broken nose on Monday against Austria and was initially completely ruled out for the match against the Netherlands. However, his desire to risk and play made him think about the possibility of a miracle. But after talking with the doctor, Deschamps considers that it is very premature to line him up in a high-profile match like tonight in Leipzig and prefers to reserve him thinking about the next match that will close the group against Poland and even in the round of 16 match. .

It seems that Deschamps will surprise with an important and quite defensive novelty in the eleven, the presence of Tchouaméni. The Real Madrid midfielder has not competed due to injury since the Champions League semi-final match against Bayern Munich on May 8. His presence will advance the demarcation of Rabiot, a midfielder who will occupy the space that Mbappé will leave. Another measure by Deschamps of a markedly defensive nature and quite criticized.

Good news for Ronald Koeman’s team, since the new Real Madrid player destroyed them by scoring no less than four goals against the Netherlands in the two qualifying matches for the Euro Cup, with a rout for the French in Paris (4 -0) and a closer victory in Amsterdam (1-2).