Former Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has sparked controversy in France as Didier Deschamps left the 25-year-old out of the squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Israel and Belgium.

This season, Mbappe has scored 7 goals and 1 assist in 11 appearances for Real Madrid. After a poor start to the season, Mbappe is getting better and better, but unfortunately he had to miss a few weeks against Alaves due to a biceps femoris injury in his left leg.

According to everyone's speculation, Mbappe is currently recovering from a thigh injury, so it is understandable that he was not selected. However, this was not the case. The 2018 World Cup champion was not only selected for the squad against Villarreal, but also entered the starting 11. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-0 at home.

Therefore, the winger has received a lot of criticism in France because the winger is the captain and he has the responsibility to play when he is fit. One of the many criticisms from the French media came from Le Parisien reporter Alexandre Afflalo.

Afflalo pointed out that the French national team was his only safe haven after his tenure at Paris Saint-Germain ended. However, the French national team has experienced the same drama in the past few months.

"After all the turmoil off the field at Paris Saint-Germain, the French national team is the only place where Mbappe still has widespread support," Afflalo wrote on X on Saturday. "But in just six months, he has thrown that support behind him - and this time, it's hard to blame others."

In addition, last week, Griezmann, the core figure of the French team's 2016 European Cup and the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, announced his retirement from the French national team. There are many media speculations that Griezmann's departure from the national team is partly due to the loss of the captaincy.

In 2023, France coach Didier Deschamps skipped Griezmann and gave the captain's armband to Mbappe, which made Griezmann frustrated. With his status not recognized and his tactical position declining, Griezmann chose to retire from the national team. After wearing the captain's armband, Mbappe has not made any substantial contribution. His performance in the European Cup was not satisfactory. It can be said that Deschamps and Mbappe are also controversial in the captain selection incident.

Back to this incident, we can wait and see how French coach Didier Deschamps will respond to the latest controversy, how the Real Madrid star reports the whole incident, and whether the media buys it. This will be interesting - after all, infighting is also an old tradition of the French team.