After fracturing his nose in France’s opening Group D match against Austria, the 25-year-old, who is set to join Real Madrid, sat out Friday’s scoreless draw with the Netherlands.

Mbappe got into a fistfight with Kevin Danso and ended up with a bloodstained shirt after assisting on France’s winning goal, which came off Austria defender Maximilian Wober’s head.

A substitution farce ensued as a result of the on-field referee refusing to give France a timeout to make substitutions; as a result, Mbappe was sent off for re-entering the field against the referee’s orders.

The ex-PSG winger wasted no time getting back to training, donning a custom mask adorned with the tricolors of the French flag, their logo, and his initials. However, he is only permitted to wear a plain mask during matches.

Although Mbappe was included to France’s matchday roster for the draw with the Netherlands, coach Didier Deschamps opted not to start him since Les Bleus had trouble penetrating the Oranje defense.

‘Told to go easy’ on Mbappe by Paderborn teammatesOn Saturday, though, the 25-year-old and his fellow countrymen who were benched in the encounter against the Netherlands returned to training, competing against Paderborn’s Under-21s.

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It appears that Paderborn’s players were instructed not to pressurize Mbappe too much so that the Frenchman might have a smooth reintegration into the team. Now, everything points to a possible return.

So, the all-time top scorer for PSG should be fully fit for Tuesday night’s European Championship group stage match between Deschamps’s France and Poland, who have already been eliminated. The match will be held at the Westfalenstadion.

Les Bleus are in second position in their group, but they have a worse goal differential than the Netherlands, who face Austria on June 25 at the same time; the two teams are separated by just one point.

Even if both teams lose, France will still have a good chance of advancing to the round of 16 as one of the top third-place teams. They only need one point to secure a spot in the top two.