Special correspondent in Dortmund
Luis Enrique must have been relieved in front of his television on Tuesday evening. Seeing Kylian Mbappé remain all Germany-France (2-1) on the substitutes’ bench, the Paris SG coach will recover his attacker this Wednesday, hoping to play him on Friday against Nice and of course next Tuesday against Dortmund at the opening of the the Champions League. The former Spain coach can thank Didier Deschamps, who took no risks with his captain.
News leaked on Tuesday that Mbappé was feeling discomfort in his knee and that after a discussion with the technical staff, he would finally be a replacement. However, the day before the match on the pitch at Signal Iduna Park on Monday evening, he had participated normally in the collective session.
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Asked about his non-return during the match, Didier Deschamps revealed his truth. “From the moment he cannot start, with a problem with the patellar tendon, not serious but which bothers him, with risks too, it is not bringing him back (during the match) which will improve his situation », breathes the coach.
Faced with the lack of summer preparation of the main interested party, after his sidelining at PSG, then his reintegration and the sequence of meetings, the logic was therefore not to take any risk in a meeting not that important in the eyes of from the boss of the Blues. This is also the luxury of the France team and its coach. Being able, sometimes, to choose your matches and not deliver all your strength into battle.
