Five French people are exempt from collective training on Sunday on the eve of the reception of Croatia, including Karim Benzema, announced coach Didier Deschamps, optimistic about the participation of Kylian Mbappé.
During the late afternoon session, "there are three players who will stay inside", namely Theo Hernandez, William Saliba and Moussa Diaby, and "two will train separately", Boubacar Kamara and Benzema, he listed.
"The others, including Kylian (Mbappé), will be in the small collective session," said the boss of the Blues, already deprived of N'Golo Kanté and Lucas Hernandez who left the group on Saturday.
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Released last week against Denmark (2-1 defeat), due to pain in his left knee, Mbappé was preserved all week before coming into play for the last half hour, and scoring, Friday against Austria (1-1).
“I manage with Kylian and each player.
I have discussions, I make the decision,” commented Deschamps.
Mbappé "is not at 100%" of his physical abilities but "it's the last match".
"We have to make sure to combine all our forces to finish this internship well to win with Kylian and those who can start," concluded Deschamps.