From our special correspondent in Munich,

The event went (a little) unnoticed on Tuesday evening as the match between France and Germany was punctuated by a multitude of game facts on and off the field (the ULM, the performance of the Blues, the bite de Rüdiger on Pogba, etc.), but Goossens' violent knee kick involuntarily sent to the head by Benjamin Pavard in the first period was at the center of discussions Wednesday in Munich. And not only there, since FIFPro (the union of professional players) immediately seized on the subject and contacted UEFA to understand why the concussion protocol, however now in force in football competitions managed by the European body, had not been respected.

This then sent the message to the medical staff of the France team who replied that, as the player had not lost consciousness, the Blues doc had not seen fit to ask him to leave, at the less temporarily, for additional examinations.

After the meeting, the Bayern right-back told us, however, that he had been "KO'd for 10 to 15 seconds" but that "afterwards, things were better".

Looking at the images, one wonders how Pavard was able to return to battle for more than an hour ...

For Varane, "the doctors have played their role"

In a press conference on Wednesday, just after the big scrub of the France team at the Bayern Munich training center, Raphaël Varane did not escape a question on the subject. "It's good that we are talking a little more about the problem of concussions in football because it is an important subject which is very closely watched in rugby but we must also be very vigilant in football," he said. 'first developed before returning to the specific case of his teammate.

“I was not far from him when it happened so I ran right away.

It took a while for him to recover, but the doctors arrived and saw that he was conscious and fit to play.

He was bleeding from the nose, that's why he took a little time to come back but he was in condition to recover 100%, ”assured the Madrid defender.

For him, "the doctors played their part and made sure that he was well, the health of the players remains a priority".

Pavard present on the field Wednesday at the "Bayern Campus"

We may wait to hear the opinion of the player himself before drawing any conclusion, even if we cannot take the mind-boggling images of contact from our heads and tell ourselves that many others in his place would have certainly were evacuated immediately. What we can tell you from a reliable source, since we were at the "Bayern Campus" to attend the training of the Blues, is that Benjamin Pavard seemed to be doing very well on Wednesday.

Unlike other of his teammates who stayed away from the group, like Varane precisely, or Benzema, Mbappé and Llloris, the Munich player was loyal to the post.

He was entitled to a light session with the other holders of the day before, based only on low intensity running while alongside, the substitutes carried out a match on reduced ground.

We are not a fan of the expression but it is sometimes very practical: business to follow, therefore.

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