Overview

• Mbappé sustained a mild right-ankle sprain late in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Villarreal, with Xabi Alonso and Didier Deschamps both describing the issue as not serious.
• He reported to Clairefontaine for evaluation and continued individual work on Tuesday, with reporting indicating he is doubtful for Friday’s match against Azerbaijan.
• France face Azerbaijan in Paris on Friday before traveling to Reykjavik to play Iceland on October 13 as they look to maintain a perfect start in qualifying.
• The French federation said PSG winger Bradley Barcola has a chronic right hamstring injury dating to September 17 against Atalanta, a characterization PSG publicly rejected and called a breach of medical confidentiality.
• Barcola was sent back to PSG and replaced by Florian Thauvin, reviving tensions after previous disagreements involving Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué and prompting renewed calls for clearer club–country medical protocols.