Kylian Mbappé feeling 'a bit better' after facial injury.

France striker Kylian Mbappé is feeling a "bit better," teammate William Saliba said Wednesday, ahead of undergoing more tests on a facial injury sustained in the team´s opening game of the European Championship.

Mbappé broke his nose in an aerial collision during the 1-0 win against Austria on Monday and will have to wear a face mask if he plays on at the tournament.

France's next match is against the Netherlands on Friday and the team has yet to officially confirm whether Mbappé is available.

"I saw him this morning, he was a bit better," Saliba said through a translator at a news conference in Paderborn. "I think he was off to do more tests. I don´t know anything more.

"But when I saw him this morning he was a bit better."

Mbappé does not require immediate surgery, the French soccer federation has said.

Kylian Mbappe of France sits on the pitch, hand over his bloody nose, as the referee holds the yellow card, during a Group D match between Austria and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, June 17, 2024.

Speaking after Saliba, France midfielder Adrien Rabiot said he predicted Mbappé to return soon and compared the injury to one suffered by Rabiot's teammate at Juventus, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Szczesny broke his nose against Torino in April, underwent surgery and was back the following week.

"A fractured nose isn´t the end of the world," Rabiot said through a translator, "and Kylian should be with us pretty soon."

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Kylian Mbappe of France holds his nose after suffering an injury during a Group D match between Austria and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, June 17, 2024.

Austria's Konrad Laimer challenges for the ball with William Saliba of France during a Group D match between Austria and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, June 17, 2024.