The French national team captain sustained a significant facial injury during their first Euro 2024 match, resulting in a broken nose from a collision in their 1-0 victory over Austria. Medical evaluations determined that surgery was unnecessary, but Kylian Mbappe now requires a protective mask while playing. He debuted this new gear in their subsequent match against Poland, where he scored from a penalty kick after sitting out against the Netherlands.
Ahead of this game, Robert Lewandowski cautioned Mbappe about the challenges posed by protective masks. According to L’Equipe, the 25-year-old is frustrated with his current mask, which severely limits his peripheral vision due to its 5mm thickness—considerably thicker than those worn by other players like Napoli’s Osimhen. Additional padding was added to mitigate potential future impacts to his face.
Despite his dissatisfaction with the hastily produced mask, which took only three days to manufacture, Mbappe has little choice but to persist with it. France, unexpectedly finishing second in Group D behind Austria, will resume play on Monday against Belgium in the Euro 2024 round of 16.
Kylian Mbappé
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FranceThis season he played in total 6 times for 540 minutes for Coupe de France.
Kylian Mbappé scored 8 goals for Paris Saint Germain. He procured 3 assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 1st in Coupe de France. In the last match Paris Saint Germain won 2-1 against Olympique Lyonnais.
Paris Saint Germain performance and stats
