Kylian Mbappe could not keep calm and said bad words during the match between France and Poland in the Euro 2024 group stage.
In the 87th minute, Mbappe tried to challenge from behind Robert Lewandowski. In an effort to cover and prevent the opponent from taking the ball to shoot, the famous Polish striker stretched out his hand and hit the French junior in the face. Mbappe immediately covered his face and fell to the field. According to the mouth experts of Foot Mercato newspaper (France), after standing up and pulling up his mask, the most notable star of the French team hurled insults at his senior: “You bastard.”
Mbappe once broke and deviated the bridge of his nose in the last minutes, when France faced Austria in the opening match of Euro 2024. To continue playing in the tournament, the star ððĻðŦð§ in 1998 decided not to have surgery and only wore a protective mask. household. After not appearing in the match against the Netherlands, Mbappe returned to the starting lineup in the match against Poland. Perhaps also because of the injury to his nose, Mbappe appears to be more sensitive to impacts on his face.
Lewandowski tried to make peace with Mbappe after the final whistle
Despite having to wear the “ninja turtle” mask, Mbappe still had an impressive match. The new signing who had just joined Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 56th minute from a successful penalty kick. However, the French team still could not preserve the victory when Lewandowski scored in the 79th minute. After the match, Lewandowski took the initiative to shake hands with Mbappe. The French junior seemed to have calmed down and the two exchanged a rather intimate hug.
Only leaving the field with a 1-1 draw, France lost the top spot in Group D to Austria, who unexpectedly defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the match at the same time. This disappointing result puts Les Bleus in a difficult bracket in the knock-out round with the presence of big names such as hosts Germany, Portugal and Spain.
Mbappe and Lewandowski are expected to clash many times next season when both are on the payroll of Real Madrid and Barcelona. With a goal against Poland, the former PSG star scored his first goal at the Euro. While the famous Polish striker became the third player in history to score in four Euros, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.