Kylian Mbappe all smiles playing padel with ex-PSG team-mates Achraf Hakimi & Arnau Tenas as Real Madrid forward returns to Paris despite being left out of latest France squad

After missing national team duties in October due to injuries, Mbappe has been once again overlooked by Didier Deschamps as he has been left out of the French national team for their upcoming Nations League fixtures. Despite the national team snub, Mbappe returned to Paris during the international break and caught up with old friends.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The Real Madrid star met old Paris Saint-Germain team-mates Hakimi and Tenas in the French capital. The trio played Padel and then spent some quality time playing video games. The 25-year-old shared some photographs from the get-together on social media.

  WHAT KYLIAN MBAPPE SAID

  In the caption of his Instagram post, Mbappe wrote: “Padel & Friends….The perfect Mix. TEAM Blue.”

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  WHAT NEXT FOR KYLIAN MBAPPE?

  After a break in his homeland, the ex-PSG star will be back in action for Los Blancos on November 24 as they take on Leganes in an away fixture in La Liga.