Bayer Leverkusen's French forward #21 Amine Adli (L) and Bayern Munich's French defender #02 Dayot Upamecano vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Munich, southern Germany on September 28, 2024. AFP
Upamecano picked up the injury on Sunday while playing for Bayern Munich in a 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
“On his return to Bavaria he underwent an MRI scan which revealed a muscle injury,” the federation said.
Bayern said Upamecano withdrew as a “precautionary measure” and described the injury as a thigh strain.
France takes on Israel on Thursday in Budapest and then travels to Brussels four days later to face Belgium.
Badé, who plays for Sevilla, was called up last month by France coach Didier Deschamps but had to withdraw because of injury ahead of a game against Italy. He represented France at the Paris Olympics.
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