THE MASKED STINGER

Patched-up Mbappe could be back to take down Dutch

- ALEX RICHARDS

ON MONDAY night, his tournament looked to be over.

But this evening, Kylian Mbappe may well lead out France once again.

Despite leaving the field battered, bloody and with a broken nose (right) after Les Bleus' 1-0 win over Austria in Dusseldorf and being rushed to hospital, the soonto-be Real Madrid superstar may well get the nod in Leipzig.

And Didier Deschamps is giving great thought to starting his main man when they meet Holland in one of the group stages few true heavyweight clashes.

"I can confirm that Kylian is feeling better and all is evolving well to see him available," said Deschamps.

"Everything is going in the right direction after the major shock he had, and with the consequences of course. Yesterday, he was able to go out and do a little activity.