In a suffered match, France finally managed win 1-0 against Austria in Düsseldorf at the debut of the Eurocup. Despite the victory, the world runners-up finished the match with a big concern: the injury of captain Kylian Mbappé.
Despite the high expectations for the team in this tournament, France He showed a lack of shooting and saved the night thanks to the defender’s head Austrian Maximilian Woberwho scored a goal after a cross from Mbappé.
The future Real Madrid player’s night ended with a very hard blow when he tried to finish off with a header. He bled profusely, he could not continue and He had to be replaced in the 90th minute. Doctors later confirmed that He suffered a broken nose.
Kylian Mbappé will have to undergo surgery and could miss the rest of the Euro Cup
Because of this injury, Mbappe He will undergo surgery in the next few hours in the Düsseldorf University Hospital, according to the newspaper L’Equipe and he could miss the rest of the competition, although they will try to recover him for the quarterfinals.
“His nose is not right. It is without a doubt the black spot tonight, although it is only the nose“, declared the disgruntled French coach Didier Deschamps.
“We will have to wait and see, the medical staff are dealing with it. We will have to see what is done and how long it takes. “It’s very bad news for us,” he added.
Finally, the DT acknowledged: “Evidently, The French team is not the same with or without him. I hope I can“.
How France’s journey continues in the Euro Cup
With this result the French team leads group D along with Netherlandswho came from behind against Poland on Sunday and won 2-1.
“We had the opportunity to mark the secondwe could be more effective and precise offensivelybut it’s okay to start with a victory. It’s a good habit“Deschamps said.
Austria was a poisoned debut. A team with an identity, in a streak of seven games without defeat, including a 6-1 against Türkiye and a 2-0 against Germanyeven though his best player, David Alaba is in the Euro Cup as an assistant coach due to his serious knee injury.
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