Strange, haunting thing about Kylian Mbappe at Euro
Báo Dân trí•17/06/2024
(Dan Tri) - Despite having 12 goals in the World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has yet to score a goal at Euro. That is strange for the French player and will motivate him to "burn himself out" in this year's tournament.
"The defeat at Euro 2020 was like a slap to me," Mbappe confided ahead of the match against Austria in Group D of Euro 2024 taking place at 02:00 tonight (June 18). The striker added: "It's a stain on my record in the national team. I'm in a mood for revenge." Mbappe has yet to score at Euro (Photo: Sky Sports). In 2021, Mbappe participated in the first Euro of his career. It was a tournament that this striker entered with an eager mood after experiencing the successful 2018 World Cup. However, Mbappe himself became the reason why the French team was eliminated. In that tournament, the striker born in 1998 did not score any goals after 14 attempts. Worse, he was the one who missed the decisive penalty in the match against Switzerland, causing the French team to be eliminated from the Euro in the round of 16. It was such a disastrous tournament that Mbappe could not believe it. Because he "resurrected" too quickly at the 2022 World Cup a year later. In the tournament in Qatar, Mbappe became the top scorer with 8 goals. The new Real Madrid player mentioned the word "revenge" at Euro 2024, showing his determination to shine in this tournament. Coach Deschamps expressed his confidence in his student: "Mbappe is the center of everything. That hasn't changed. Although Mbappe hasn't scored yet at Euro, he hasn't done anything against the interests of the team. He's in good form, very happy and hardworking." Mbappe wants to erase sad memories at Euro 2020 (Photo: CNN). Mbappe seems to have been ill-prepared for Euro 2024 after suffering an injury and then catching the flu just before the tournament. But ahead of the match against Austria, the 26-year-old striker is ready to do wonders, especially when he is given the responsibility of captaining the French team. The 1998-born star expressed: "I really want to win the Euro, my first tournament as captain. This is a very important tournament. We want to win and make the French people proud. I have won the World Cup, the Nations League and only the Euro is missing." When Mbappe is in top form and has great determination, the French team can do many things.
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