MUNICH, Germany —
Kingsley Coman gave world
champions France a much-needed boost after the forward returned to training
with his club Bayern Munich on Monday following an absence of almost a month.
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The 26-year-old missed France’s Nations League
matches against Austria and Denmark in September due to a torn thigh muscle.
However, on Monday
Coman was able to pass the ball around with teammates Benjamin Pavard,
Dayot Upamecano, and Matthijs de Ligt, earning a slap on the back from coach Julian
Nagelsmann and applause from his teammates.
Bayern will be expected to make it three wins from
three Champions League group matches when they host pointless Czech side
Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday.
Nagelsmann said, though, he will save Coman for
Saturday’s high-profile Bundesliga clash between his third-placed side and
Borussia Dortmund — who are fourth level on points with Bayern.
“’King’ (Coman) is fine, he does not feel any pain,”
said Nagelsmann at his eve-of-match press conference.
“After the group training session, he trained on his
own.”
“Tomorrow is not an option.”
“We will increase his training program and he will
be an option for us for Dortmund.”
Coman’s return is welcome news for France who are
struggling both on the pitch and off it with several stars injured and battling
to be fit for the World Cup finals which begin in Qatar in less than two
months.
Paul Pogba, who scored in the 4–2 win over Croatia
in the 2018 World Cup final, is among the players sidelined and another key
midfielder N’Golo Kante also missed the recent Nations League matches through
injury.
Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas and Theo Hernandez, Lucas Digne, and
captain and first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris were other absentees from the
Nations League matches which were coach Didier Deschamps final preparation
games before the World Cup.
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