After the Blues’ victory against a tough Austrian selection on Monday evening (1-0), all eyes were on superstar Kylian Mbappé, who fractured his nose in an aerial duel. “It will do it, no operation” reassured the president of the French Football Federation Philippe Diallo, without specifying whether the player could play the second match of Euro 2024.
Published on: 06/18/2024 – 08:42
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Will he be present against the Netherlands? The captain of the Blues, Kylian Mbappé, has a broken nose and will receive treatment for an unspecified period, declared the French Football Federation (FFF), in a press release released on the night of Monday June 17 to Tuesday June 18, after the striker’s injury during the first match against Austria at Euro 2024.
The FFF indicated that no operation was planned “immediately”, without specifying whether the player could take part in the second match of the competition, Friday evening, against the Netherlands. “It will do it, no operation,” confirmed its president, Philippe Diallo, present in Düsseldorf, at the very end of the evening.
Any ideas for masks ?????????
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) June 17, 2024
“A mask will be made” so that Kylian Mbappé can consider “a resumption of competition after a period devoted to treatment”, specified the FFF.
Via social networks, the 25-year-old attacker used humor by asking for “ideas for masks”.
At the end of the match against Austria, the French coach, Didier Deschamps, deplored “very bad news”, declaring on BeIN Sports that Kylian Mbappé’s nose was “not good at all”.
“The French team with or without him, it’s not the same thing”
“It’s obviously the downside of this evening even if it’s just a nose. It’s very annoying for us,” he said. “The medical staff are taking care of it. We have to see what will be done and then the delays that would impose. This is very bad news.”
On a free kick from Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé touched the ball with his head before it hit the shoulder of Austrian defender Danso (85th). With a bloody nose, he remained on the ground for a few minutes before trying to regain his place. He was finally replaced by Olivier Giroud (90th) after receiving a yellow card for returning to the pitch without the referee’s authorization.
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Before his exit, Kylian Mbappé was at the origin of the only goal of the match since his cross from the right side pushed Maximilian Wöber to score against his side (38th). Previously, the new Real Madrid player had missed the opportunity to open the scoring on a serve from Adrien Rabiot (8th). The 2018 world champion hit one shot on four attempts.
“Obviously, the French team with or without him, it’s not the same thing. I hope he can be there,” Didier Deschamps said on BeIN Sports about the match against the Netherlands.
The Blues will conclude their group stage on June 25 against Poland.
With Reuters
