France striker Kylian Mbappe should be fit enough to return to the starting lineup for Monday's UEFA Nations League clash with Croatia in League A Group 1.

The Paris Saint-Germain star came off the bench for the final 30 minutes of Friday's meeting with Austria and was needed to cancel out an Andreas Weimann opener in the 83rd minute.

Didier Deschamps has seen N'Golo Kante and Lucas Hernandez withdraw ahead of this contest, with the former picking up a knee injury while Hernandez has left for the birth of his child.

Mike Maignan will be battling for the opportunity to displace Hugo Lloris in goal, and the AC Milan stopper could be protected by a new-look backline of Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Kounde and William Saliba.

Jonathan Clauss would be ideal for the wing-back role in that scenario, with Theo Hernandez bombing down the left flank and Ibrahima Konate dropping out following his debut.

Glen Kamara may cede his place in the middle to a refreshed Matteo Guendouzi, while Kante's possible absence ought to see Real Madrid-bound Aurelien Tchouameni hold his place.

Christopher Nkunku and Wissam Ben Yedder could very well join Mbappe if Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema cannot win their battle with fatigue, with 31-year-old Ben Yedder aiming to win just his 20th cap for Les Bleus.

France possible starting lineup: Maignan; Kounde, L. Hernandez, Kimpembe; Clauss, Guendouzi, Tchouameni, T. Hernandez; Nkunku; Mbappe, Ben Yedder

Written by
Ben Knapton