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Actual Madrid have been considerably lucky to have a diminished variety of gamers away with their nations through the worldwide break, and those who travelled have managed to return by means of unscathed – though there are nonetheless matches to be performed, specifically in South America for the likes of Federico Valverde.
Nevertheless, it was nonetheless an eventful interval for a few of Actual Madrid’s stars, together with Aurelien Tchouameni. The midfielder, who’s poised to be a vital participant this season, was in motion for France of their 2026 World Cup qualifier towards Iceland on Tuesday, however he was unable to see out the 90 minutes.
Thankfully for Actual Madrid, there was no harm, however slightly, he was despatched off. Within the 68th minute, a VAR examine confirmed that Tchouameni was dismissed for a crunching problem on Iceland’s Jon Thorsteinsson, who needed to be substituted quickly after the incident as he was seen combating the after-effects.
Tchouaméni’s Purple Card 😂 https://t.co/J9UqGOwAVj pic.twitter.com/7hyfUGmeib
— Maddox (@Maddox_CFC) September 9, 2025
And whereas that is dangerous information for Tchouameni going ahead as he’ll now serve a suspension, Actual Madrid might be happy. There might be a hope that he’s banned for at the very least two matches by UEFA, as this may guarantee that he’s not known as up by Didier Deschamps through the subsequent worldwide break in October, when France face off towards Azerbaijan and Iceland.
Combined fortunes for Actual Madrid’s French stars towards Iceland
France have been in a position to see out the victory regardless of Tchouameni’s indiscretion – simply, as Iceland had a purpose disallowed late on. This was helped by Kylian Mbappe scoring the opener from the penalty spot simply earlier than half time – and it was a major strike from the ahead, as he’s now second on the all-time prime goalscorers listing for Les Bleus, having overtaken Thierry Henry to go behind former worldwide teammate OIivier Giroud on his personal.
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