Absence of Mbappé? "We have players to replace him"

Rabiot regrets the possible unavailability of his captain, but highlights the quality of the other 25 players called up

Kylian Mbappé broke his nose at the end of the match against Austria , which ended in a victory for France (1-0), and it is most likely that the captain will miss the next match against the Netherlands .

«When I met him this morning, he was a little better. He went for other tests, I don't know anymore, but the good news is that when I saw him he was better", said Rabiot at a press conference.

The midfielder also gave the example of his Juventus colleague , Wojciech Szczesny , who was in the same situation and his injury ended up not preventing him from playing: «He underwent surgery the next day or two days later and was available for the next game. The question is: did they take risks? That's why when I found out about Kylian, I told myself it wasn't very serious.”

However, the 29-year-old player states that the French team has very quality players, all capable of replacing the former PSG player: «I understand that Kylian is uncertain, but that he is not absent yet. This has not yet been decided. It's a hard blow, he is a very important player, our captain, a leader. Inevitably, this will have an impact, especially for opposing teams, on the way they prepare for the match, but we have an exceptional group. Taking into account the boys we have on the bench, we have the means to replace Kylian. It would be a hard blow, but full confidence in our players.”

The new Real Madrid player also made a post on social media this Thursday morning, where he left the following message: «Without risks, there are no victories.»