The injury that Kylian Mbappe suffered on Monday during the European Championship match between France and Austria in Germany may prevent him from continuing the journey with his team.
The French national team star suffered a facial injury during the match that the Roosters won over Austria 1-0, which raised doubts about his continuation in the tournament.
The injury resulted from a collision between Mbappe’s head and the shoulder of Austria’s Kevin Danso, which led to him bleeding and swelling in his nose late in the fourth group match at the Dusseldorf Arena.
France coach Didier Deschamps said, “I do not have the full information yet. It was not a minor injury. We still have to wait. I cannot at this stage give an answer if he will be ruled out.”
The obvious pain that Mbappe felt after the accident prompted Austria goalkeeper Patrick Bentz to refer for urgent medical assistance.
France midfielder N’Golo Kante said, “We are worried to see Kylian leave the field in this way. We do not yet know what the situation is.” He added, “We hope that the injury is not severe and that he will return to play with us in the rest of the tournament.”
Mbappe is the main player in France, and his injury has frightened the fans.
Later, Mbappe tried to alleviate concerns with a post on the X platform, saying, “Any ideas for masks?” Indicating that he may need some kind of protection if he wants to continue playing in the European Championship.
What types of masks 🎭😅?
– Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) June 17, 2024
Mbappe is considered the best player in France, and is widely described as the heir to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the greatest football icons in the world.
The French star will wear the famous white shirt of Real Madrid next season after joining from Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe tried to continue playing against Austria, but he quickly fell to the ground again, holding his face, which sparked boos from the fans of the opposing team, who seemed to them to be wasting time while France was ahead by one goal without a response.
During this, the match referee, Jesus Gil Manzano, gave him a yellow card, before he was replaced by Olivier Giroud.
After the match, Didier Deschamps said about him, “He is not in good condition. He is with the medical staff. His nose was definitely hit badly. We need to check, but it seems that the matter is somewhat complicated, and this is really unfortunate for us tonight.”
Mbappe gave a mixed performance before the injury, but he still represents an important figure for France’s hopes of winning the European Championship for the third time.
Mbappe wasted a golden opportunity to score when he was alone with goalkeeper Benets, but he shot outside the goal (55).
After a significant decline in pace, the French team returned to pressure in the last third of an hour, forcing Bentes to make three saves within less than two minutes after two successive attempts by Marcus Thuram and a third by Jules Conde (66 and 67).
The inspiring moment in the match was the one that led to Maximilian Fauber scoring an own goal in the 38th minute, which gave Deschamps his centenary victory as coach of France.
Using his usual close control of the ball, Mbappé bypassed Philippe Moeni in the operating area and crossed in search of a teammate to pass the ball to, but Whober blocked his way, and accidentally redirected the ball into his team’s net.
Deschamps refuses to consider worst-case scenarios.
He said, “I will not go into hypotheses. The French team with Kylian will always be stronger. If the news does not go in this direction, we will have to play without him, but Kylian is Kylian, and any team in which he is present is undoubtedly much stronger.”
ظهرت في الأصل على www.alhurra.com