Kylian Mbappe used a mask for the first time while playing, in France’s 1-1 draw against Poland in the final round of Group B, EURO 2024 finals on the night of June 25.

Mbappe felt like he was not completely comfortable wearing a mask to protect his face. The French striker is often seen adjusting this item with his hand during warm-ups.

In the final minutes of the match, Robert Lewandowski accidentally swung his hand and hit Mbappe in the face, thereby hurting the French player in a dispute. The striker born in 1998 immediately used both hands to hold his nose to express pain.

In the final minutes of the match, Robert Lewandowski accidentally swung his hand and hit Mbappe in the face, thereby hurting the French player in a dispute. The striker born in 1998 immediately used both hands to hold his nose to express pain.

Lewandowski once wore a mask like Mbappe when he was with Bayern Munich in the past. He warned the French striker before the match: “When I have to wear a mask, it’s not good at all. It’s quite uncomfortable. I can’t react or see. My vision is obstructed. That makes the player suffer.” slow down”.

Lewandowski once wore a mask like Mbappe when he was with Bayern Munich in the past. He warned the French striker before the match: “When I have to wear a mask, it’s not good at all. It’s quite uncomfortable. I can’t react or see. My vision is obstructed. That makes the player suffer.” slow down”.

The Real Madrid striker was allowed to play by coach Didier Deschamps immediately after recovering from a nose injury in the match against Austria. Before that, he rested in the second match of the group stage, drawing 0-0 with the Netherlands.

Because he was not used to this, Mbappe often took off the mask when not needed.

Mbappe returned to the starting lineup and made his mark with the opening goal in the 55th minute. He successfully took the penalty kick. Before that, Ousmane Dembele was fouled in the restricted area.

While celebrating, Mbappe also took off his mask to avoid getting in the way. In fact, Coach Deschamps is worried that using a mask will somewhat affect Mbappe’s vision during play.

Against Poland, Mbappe scored for the first time in his career in a EURO finals. Mbappe was in top form at the World Cup with 12 goals in 14 matches, but was completely “foolish” in his previous 5 EURO appearances.

In this match, Mbappe played energetically and aggressively as usual. In addition to the goal, he made 3 accurate long passes, 5 shots on target, 6 successful passes, won 7 duels and had a passing accuracy rate of 91%.

However, Mbappe could not help France win the match when Lewandowski equalized on the penalty spot. The disastrous draw against Poland left France ranked second in Group D and will meet the second team in Group E. At the same time, coach Deschamps’ team also fell into a bracket with Portugal, Germany and Spain waiting in the next round.