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Samuel Umtiti Withdraws From France Squad After Suffering Foot Injury

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has withdrawn from the France squad and returned to Camp Nou for treatment on a foot injury.

Umtiti was forced to sit out Saturday's 4-1 win over Albania because of the injury, but he remained with the squad in the hope of recovering for the meeting with Andorra on Tuesday.

However, the French Football Federation took to their official website to reveal that Didier Deschamps has decided to let Umtiti return to Barcelona for treatment on a haematoma in his right foot.

He left the Clairefontaine training base on Sunday, and France will not be calling up a replacement to face Andorra.