Mbappe suffered a knee injury and will miss the remaining matches of the French national team

MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The captain of the French national football team, Kylian Mbappe, received a serious knee injury, the team's coaching staff will not risk his health in the next matches, said the head coach of the tricolor Zinedine Zidane.

The French national team on Friday beat Turkey away from home in the first round of the Nations League group stage (1:0) thanks to Mbappe's goal. During the celebration, the French captain grabbed his knee. After 4 minutes, Mbappe limped, grabbed his knee again and sat down on the lawn, he needed help from doctors. Desire Douhet came on the field instead.

“Unfortunately, everything is not very good. I think he will have to leave. We will not take risks. He suffered a strain on his knee when hit. This is not very encouraging,” RMC Sport quotes Zidane.

Later, the press service of the French national team confirmed on the social network X that the Real Madrid striker will miss the remaining matches as part of the current international break.

"During his winning shot, Kylian Mbappe suffered a knee injury. He has a tendon injury and is out for the rest of training camp. Get well soon, Kylian," the message said.