Kylian Mbappe puts 'beautiful' Scotland in his sights as Didier Deschamps rips into Lille pitch that has 'suffered'

Formidable Kylian Mbappe is ready to rock against Scotland, but Steve Clarke's men could be about to play on a pitch that has 'suffered'.

That's according to the France national boss Didier Deschamps who is gearing up for rotation when the Tartan Army descend on to Lille for friendly action on Tuesday. The Scots, like France, are on a high after Euro 2024 qualification was sealed with Spain's win over Norway confirming our status at the finals in Germany next year, and it's back-to-back successes for Clarke with the nation soaring. Yet the Scots will face arguably the best side in the world with superstars galore on show.

And Mbappe, who had question marks over his availability for the game at the Decathlon Arena, has been confirmed as fit and available. Deschamps reckons the PSG world beater is 'smiling' again but that it could be a tough night for both teams on a battered pitch.

Deschamps said: "He is available. Yes, they all have busy schedules of course. I don't have any pressure, it could have happened that certain clubs could send a message without putting pressure, gently, afterwards, I see what I can do. But first I have to consider the situation of the players here. I will decide tomorrow, but Kylian is doing well, is available, with a smile and in great shape.

"We are going to be playing against a team that has also qualified. They are maybe not on the top of their group but they have qualified so well done to them because they deserve it. They won five games in a row and although they lost their last match against Spain it was a tight match. It is a beautiful team. It is a friendly but it’s the same situation as last month when we played a qualifier, which was the most important game, and then a friendly. We