Why Kylian Mbappe is not in starting XI for France vs Belgium

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has been rested for France's match against Belgium, their second and last fixture of the international break. Kylian Mbappe is on the bench for this game and if required, he might be drafted into the game after half-time. 

Even at this early in the season, Mbappe has not been knocked down or hurt; it is said to be a straightforward precautionary measure to keep the player safe. Mbappe played the whole ninety minutes and failed to have much of an impact for France during their fairly miserable 3-1 loss against Italy.

Real Madrid benefits from Mbappe's recuperation because it lessens the likelihood that one of their key players may get hurt or become overly tired. Real Madrid hopes to avoid suffering any more injuries or bumps to its players in the upcoming week. The team has already suffered a lot of injuries during the international break. All sides benefit greatly from Mbappe's benching, and it appears that Didier Deschamps concurs.

How do France line-up without Kylian Mbappe today? 

The team that defeated 3-1 to Italy during their Nations League opener has had eight changes made by head coach Didier Deschamps of France. The only players left from the previous match to be included in the starting 11 are Maignan, Saliba, and Kante. With Dembele, Thuram, and Kolo Muani in the front three, Deschamps has chosen a 4-3-3 system. Matteo Guendouzi, Manu Kone, and captain N'Golo Kante make up the midfield.

In the midfield and attack, Kone, Guendouzi, Oussmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, and Marcus Thuram have been selected instead of Youssouf Fofana, Michael Olise, Antoine Griezmann, Bradley Barcola, and Kylian Mbappe. In defence, Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, and Lucas Digne start ahead of Jonathan Clauss, Ibrahima Konate, and Lucas Hernandez.

The sole alteration made by Belgium's head coach Tedesco is that defender Debast starts in place of Maxim De Cuyper in the team that defeated Israel.