Cyril Moine, the physical trainer of the Blues, was right to fear this sequence of four games in eleven days at this time of the season.
From the first, Friday evening against Denmark (1-2), the Blues lost two of their executives, Kylian Mbappé and Raphael Varane, who were injured just before and just after halftime respectively.
For the first, it was a knee problem that prevented him from continuing.
Supported by the doctor of the Blues, he will undergo examinations on Saturday to determine the seriousness of his injury.
The same is true for Raphael Varane, who suffered pain behind his thigh.
For both of them, a presence on Monday evening against Croatia seems compromised.
“I don't know any more, explained after the meeting the assistant coach of the Blues Guy Stéphan.
Kylian told me at half-time that he couldn't continue.
Anyway, no risk should be taken.
One is perhaps articular (Mbappé), the other muscular (Varane).
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The Blues will play the second match of their League of Nations group and their marathon in early June in Zagreb on Monday.
“It is not reasonable, breathed in our columns Cyril Moine on Tuesday.
This format was imposed by the organization of the World Cup at the end of the year and the absence of a rally next October.
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On the other hand, the Blues will find today their coach Didier Deschamps, who was with his family after the death of his father, Pierre, at the start of the week.