France captain Kylian Mbappé has faced criticism at home for missing the upcoming Nations League games against Israel and Belgium while he was available to play for Real Madrid. The forward suffered a muscle injury last month but returned from the bench during his club’s Champions League defeat last Wednesday… France coach Didier Deschamps left Mbappé out of the team that announced on Thursday, saying that the 25-year-old Thursday lacked preparation, since he had played very few games. Mbappé started Real’s La Liga game against Villarreal on Saturday. “Or you’re injured, you don’t play with your club and you’re not called up to the national team,” former French footballer Maxime Bossis told l’Equipe on Monday. But when he comes off the bench in the Champions League and starts a championship match, it is not clear. He is a special player. We knew him with Michel Platini, when we always wanted him with us while he was injured.”
