Galtier clears World Cup concerns about Kylian Mbappe’s injury

Thanks to goals from Neymar and Danilo Pereira,

gained a precious 2-1 victory at Lorient as they continue leading the table with 38 points. However, concerns were aroused when

headed straight down the tunnel following his 85th-minute withdrawal.

Already losing Paul Pogba and N'golo Kante for the World Cup due to injury, France might also be without Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema. However,

Galtier

eased the fears concerning Mbappe in his post-match interview, saying:

"[It's] nothing serious. We saw the news about Karim, but nothing serious for Kylian.

"Kylian made an effort. It's much better to ask to go off than to take the risk of staying on the pitch, or being on the pitch and being totally absent."

"There is no alert in a specific area, it's fatigue linked to the sequence of matches. The playing conditions were difficult.

"He also came out tired after Juventus on Wednesday. It's a very busy schedule, with a certain apprehension. Everyone is listening to their body in this pre-World Cup period. There can be a fear."

On the effects of an early

World Cup

on the domestic matches, Galtier said:

"Automatically, the World Cup is in the minds of the players. It's hard for them to manage. There is always information that can make them doubt.

"You have the feeling of playing at 100 per cent, but today I saw a certain restraint, linked to fatigue, plus the announcement of the squads in a few days.

"We did a little less, we were a little fearful in duels, but fatigue also made it difficult in the second half."

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