{"id":290588,"date":"2023-09-13T12:21:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290588"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:21:39","slug":"revealed-why-mbappe-was-left-on-the-bench-against-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/revealed-why-mbappe-was-left-on-the-bench-against-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: Why Mbappe was left on the bench against Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>REVEALED: The reason why Kylian Mbappe was left on the bench during France&#8217;s narrow defeat to Germany in\u00a0Die Mannschaft&#8217;s first game since sacking\u00a0Hansi Flick<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kylian Mbappe was an unused substitute during France&#8217;s defeat to Germany\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany defeated Les Bleus 2-1 in their first game since sacking\u00a0Hansi Flick<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>France manager Didier Deschamps has revealed why star striker Kylian Mbappe was left on the bench during last night&#8217;s game with Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Les Bleus suffered their first defeat in six games, losing 2-1 to their rivals on Tuesday evening &#8211; with\u00a0Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane scoring for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>The win came just days after they sacked Hansi Flick, just nine months before the start of Euro 2024, following a run of bad results.<\/p>\n<p>Former Germany striker Rudi Voller was the man who guided Germany to their first win in six matches against\u00a0Deschamps&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<p>Many will notice that Mbappe was named on the bench and was not even introduced as a substitute &#8211; despite going 2-0 down.\u00a0Antoine Griezmann scored late on from the spot, but it only proved to be a consolation for Les Bleus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/11\/75377145-12513005-image-a-6_1694601188241.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe (right) was an unused substitute during France&#8217;s clash with Germany on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/11\/75356639-12513005-Germany_finally_returned_to_winning_ways_with_a_2_1_friendly_vic-a-9_1694601387293.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Germany finally returned to winning ways with a 2-1 friendly victory over France on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Deschamps explained that Mbappe injured his knee during the team&#8217;s training session on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Much to the relief of man PSG fans,\u00a0Deschamps revealed that the injury was not serious and that benching him was just a\u00a0precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to L&#8217;Equipe after their defeat to the Euro 2024 hosts, Deschamps said: &#8216;Kylian has a problem with his patellar tendon following yesterday&#8217;s training (Monday).&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not serious, but it&#8217;s a problem that bothers him and with risks too. If he couldn&#8217;t start, he shouldn&#8217;t have been brought on either.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>France are next in action in October, when they travel to the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>They currently sit top of Group B, six points ahead of\u00a0the Netherlands &#8211; with just three games left to play.<\/p>\n<p>As for Germany, their next game will be a trip to the United States of America on Saturday, October 14, followed by a clash with Mexico four days later.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen as to who will succeed Flick, with Julian Nagelsmann appearing to be an early frontrunner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/11\/75377509-12513005-image-a-11_1694601649742.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Didier Deschamps revealed benching that Mbappe was just a precautionary measure<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/11\/75377179-12513005-image-a-20_1694601674818.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s next game is a Euro 2024 qualifier against Netherlands, with Mbappe hoping to be involved\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/11\/75356657-12513005-Germany_were_being_led_by_interim_coach_and_sporting_director_Ru-a-10_1694601420584.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Germany were being led by interim coach and sporting director Rudi Voller (right) after Hansi Flick was sacked on Sunday following a dismal run of form\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game France, Voller revealed that it was a &#8216;relief&#8217; to get a win after their difficult run of form.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is important for the players, the federation to play like that, especially in the first half it was a top performance,&#8217; Voller said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a relief for all of us. It just feels good especially after the recent defeats,&#8217; added Voller.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12513005\/The-reason-Kylian-Mbappe-bench-France-Germany.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: The reason why Kylian Mbappe was left on the bench during France&#8217;s narrow defeat to Germany in\u00a0Die Mannschaft&#8217;s first game since sacking\u00a0Hansi Flick Kylian Mbappe was an unused substitute during France&#8217;s defeat to Germany\u00a0 Germany defeated Les Bleus 2-1 in their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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