Zidane admits Mbappe likely to miss France's next three matches after injuring knee

[p]Starting on the left of a 4-3-3 formation coached by Zinedine Zidane, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] had to wait [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/turkey-7s-QeijuHo5/?mid=W6SKXPIE"]until the 54th minute to make his mark[/a].[/p][p]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cakir-ugurcan/p858Jtvs/"]Ugurcan Cakir[/a] failed to clear the ball, France took the lead through their captain, who converted a perfect pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a].[/p][embed guid="db551414-b320-46c2-8b4f-cb7bf3a375e2" url="https://x.com/TF1/status/2103577229213257959" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mbappe did not celebrate, instead clutching his left knee. He tried to continue, but was substituted in the 58th minute, with [b] [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doue-desire/KIUWH2Jq/"]Desire Doue[/a] coming on. He went straight back to the dressing room. [/p][p]After the match, Zidane said Mbappe had hyperextended his left knee. He could well be ruled out, at the very least, for France's next three matches.[/p][p][b]"I think he'll have to return (to Madrid)," [/b]Zidane told TF1.[b] [/b][/p][p][b]"We won't take any risks. He hyperextended his knee when taking the shot. That's not exactly encouraging if he is to continue."[/b][/p][p]As a reminder, the Clasico will be played on October 25th. The countdown is already underway in Spain.[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]