A missed match due to injury, others not very successful, a goal on penalty against the Netherlands (1-1), few great rides, missed opportunities, a few dropouts, the mask saga, but a qualification for the quarter-finals: the start of Kylian Mbappé’s Euro 2024 will leave few unforgettable memories, beyond his composite mask, which hides part of his face, in the same way that these first matches hide part of his game. For the moment, the Blues are advancing through their defensive power. But they will need, at some point or another, and perhaps as early as Friday in Hamburg against Portugal, for one of the best players in the world to make the differences expected of a striker of his rank. For the moment, this is not yet the case.
