France begin the Zinedine Zidane era with a 1-0 away win over Turkey in the Nations League, but Kylian Mbappé’s night ends with concern after he scores the winner. He breaks in at the 55th minute to finish a low shot, set up by Michael Olise, and shortly afterwards limps off after rubbing his left knee. Both outlets report that he grimaces and shows signs of pain soon after extending his France record with his goal.
The match is also described as involving Turkey playing with 10 men. Zidane signals caution about the injury, telling French television that Mbappé’s condition is “not good” and that he will return to Madrid for treatment rather than being risked in the rest of the international period. Mbappé is replaced by Désiré Doué, and at least one source characterizes the issue as a knee tendon injury and rules him out for the remainder of the squad gathering.
