France lineup vs. Belgium: Predicted XI for UEFA Nations League clash after Kylian Mbappe suffers knee injury

France are acceptable to fastener horns with Belgium connected Monday, facing disconnected astatine Stade Roi Baudouin in their 2nd UEFA Nations League A clash of the September planetary break.

Zinedine Zidane volition beryllium without talismanic guardant Kylian Mbappe for this game, aft the Real Madrid prima suffered a genu wounded during the 1-0 triumph implicit Turkey connected Friday.

However, Mike Maignan should beryllium connected manus to proceed successful goal, shielded by centre-backs Dayot Upamecano and Maxence Lacroix.

Either broadside of the Bayern Munich and Chelsea defenders should beryllium Barcelona's Jules Kounde and Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert astatine full-back.

Manu Kone looks acceptable to commencement successful the centre of the parkland alongside Adrien Rabiot, some of whom volition beryllium platforming the much attack-minded Rayan Cherki.

Further forward, Bayern's Michael Olise remains a superior menace connected the close flank, and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Desire Doue is apt to measurement successful connected the left.

Fellow PSG guardant Ousmane Dembele volition beryllium acceptable to pb the France enactment connected Monday, hoping to occurrence Les Bleus to triumph arsenic the astir nonstop menace successful Mbappe's absence.

France imaginable starting lineup:

Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truffert; Cherki, Kone, Rabiot; Olise, Dembele, Doue