KYLIаN MBаPPE missed Frаnce’s prаctice becаuse their teаm, Les Bleus, is deаling with а vιrus. The 25-yeаr-оld cаptаin оf Frаnce аnd Kingsley Cоmаn, the winger fоr Bаyern Munich, were the оnly twо plаyers tо skip аn оpen trаining sessiоn in Pаderbоrn.
Though star player Kylian Mbappe was exercising alone in the gym, having managed his minutes since the squad’s meeting in Paris last month, Coman was absent due to illness.
Although it is reassuring that Mbappe has not contracted the sickness, having the captain train apart is hardly the best preparation for their Monday night encounter against Austria in Dusseldorf.
Many players have been afflicted with the flu since the team assembled in France prior to their journey to Germany for the 2024 European Championship.
The winger for Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele, disclosed that he had been experiencing pаin, but he is optimistic that everyone will soon heal.
He said: “For me I am a lot better.
“I had the flu last week and I was the first one but I feel a lot better now.
“The team is a lot better. Everyone will be okay in a couple of days.”
Manager Didier Deschamps is also understood to have been struggling with illness.
In front of 4,000 residents, the France team participated in a public training session in Paderborn. Within minutes, all of the session’s tickets were sold out.
When Deschamps and his players landed in Germany on Wednesday, they were met by supporters at the team hotel in the neighbouring town of Bad Lippspringe when they stepped off the plane to the sound of the French national anthem.