LIVE. Mbappé injury: a mask already worn, the good news continues before France – Netherlands (Euro 2024)

“DIRECT. Mbapp's injury: a mask already worn, the good news continues before France – Netherlands (Euro 2024)”

Absent from the press conference but present at the press conference the training of the Blues, Kylian Mbappé carried a tricolor mask during this final session. The striker is still doubtful for the match against the Netherlands on Friday counting for Euro 2024, but his health is still uncertain. is reassuring.

The essentials

• Kylian Mbappé will he be on the pitch this Friday against the Netherlands for the second match of Euro 2024 for the Blues ? Uncertain according to the FFF, the Frenchman will continue treatment and a decision should be made at the last moment as explained by Antoine Griezmann at a press conference, just like Didier Deschamps who confirmed that he will have a protective mask.
• Present &at; training this Wednesday and Thursday, the Frenchman is working to be ready. Good news also, it has arrived &agrav; Leipzig without a bandage. According to Antoine Griezmann, "it goes very well with a nose that is a little inflated". For Didier Deschamps, “everything is going in the right direction”.
• An operation on his nose, however, remains planned for the future. the end of the competition. Follow the latest news.

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22:15 – Mbappé on the bench against the Netherlands ?

The participation of Kylian Mbappé &agrav; the match against the Netherlands on Friday in the group stage of the Euro remains uncertain and the thesis of a presence on the substitutes' bench has taken from the thick in the last few hours. The captain of the Blues did not participate in the match. &agrav; the opposition set up by Didier Deschamps, often presented as the ultimate test to prepare the holders and the tactical systems worked on this week. Mbappé could be replaced en pointe by Olivier Giroud, épaulé by Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Demb&eac;l&eac;. Another solution emerges according to Le Parisien, that of replacing Thuram à left by a former teammate of Mbapp&eac; at PSG, the young Bradley Barcola. Kylian Mbappé could he then only come into play in a joker role ?

21:45 – No collective training for Mbappé this Thursday evening, a bad signal ?

If Kylian Mbappé éwas well present at the event. Blues training Thursday evening & Leipzig, à the day before the match against the Netherlands, the captain did not take part in the match. to collective exercises and phases of play no more than 'à the opposition proposed by Didier Deschamps à his group. The ex-Parisian was happy to do so. races and shots on goal, like the day before. Doubt therefore remains present over his presence on Friday during the Blues' 2nd match at home. l'Euro.

21:10 – The mask of Mbappé non-regulatory, he will not be able to wear it against the Netherlands

If Kylian Mbappé participated &agrav; Blues training Thursday evening with a mask, the striker of the France team will not be able to wear it Friday evening against the Netherlands during the rest of the group stage of the Euro. The UEFA regulations are very precise on this point, recalls the newspaper L'Equipe. "The medical equipment worn on the playing field must be of a solid color and must not display any identification of the team or manufacturer. In 2021, during the previous Euro, German defender Antonio Rüdiger had worn a plain black mask, after a fracture above the cheekbone that occurred a few weeks earlier.

19:00 – The first images of the mask worn by Kylian Mbappé

24 hours before the France – Netherlands match à Euro 2024, Kylian Mbappé appeared well &agrav; training of the France team on Thursday evening and carried out the training of the French team on Thursday evening. for the first time a protective mask. The official account of the France team published: this first image Thursday evening. On Wednesday, the captain of the Blues had made a few runs and strikes but was simply protected. by a bandage on his injured nose during the opening meeting face à Austria (1-0).

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18:06 – Mbappé will indeed have a mask

Surprising ? Not really, but Didier Deschamps confirmed it; in a rather annoyed tone. “Kylian will wear a mask, that's for sure. No need to know how. You have enough information."

17:55 – Deschamps "Everyone is ready! t"

Relaunched on the presence or not of Kylian Mbapp&eac;, Didier Deschamps indicatedé that everyone was ready. "I have discussions with the players, those who are starting and those who are not starting. Everyone is ready. I'm not going to make any special case, the management of the group remains the same."

17:48 – Deschamps reassuring

"Everything is going in the right direction after this major shock. He was able to train yesterday, this will be the case this evening. We are making sure that it can be available tomorrow. explainedé the coach of the Blues & about the presence of Mbapp&eac; against the Netherlands.

17:35 – "We will have to adapt"

Antoine Griezmann explains that we will have to adapt if Kylian is absent and even if he is present. "We will have to adapt. Whether you have one of the best players in the world or not in your team, it changes a lot of things. But we will have to adapt, &cced it;s part of football. This must also be part of our strength."

"Kylian is doing very well, his nose has a little damage. swollen, but we will see at the last moment depending on its sensations" explainedé the vice captain of the France team Antoine Griezmann.

17:10 – The absence of Mbappé, bad news ?

< p>Unfortunately, the absence of Kylian Mbappé confirms that the player and captain of the Blues is more uncertain than ever for the match against the Netherlands. But the Frenchman should not be out, just start on the bench.

17:02 – The press conference is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The France – Netherlands press conference at the day before this 2nd match of Euro 2024 is scheduled for around 5:30 p.m., you will be able to follow all the announcements concerning the presence or not of Kylian Mbappé tomorrow in this live.

While the captain and the coach are traditionally present at the pre-match press conference, Kylian Mbappé will be replaced at 5:30 p.m. by vice-captain Antoine Griezmann. 

16:32 – "The mask should not bother him"

Kylian Mbappé with a mask ? The question does not arise, he will definitely have a mask. Just à know if the Frenchman will be bothered by the latter. For a specialist interviewed by RMC, there should be no problem. "If the mask is well suited, normally it will not be hampered, neither in terms of vision, nor in terms of breathing, assures the specialist. It’s like a second skin. Normally it will not be bothered. to practice your sport. The only thing that could disturb him a little is if the mask goes too high on the forehead and he makes heads, the ball won't go exactly où he wants. This is why it needs to be adjusted correctly (…) The problem is apprehension . Afterwards, he is still a high-level athlete, who wants to continue his sport. So I think he will quickly put aside apprehension, knowing that he is protected.

16:00 – Barcola, Giroud, Coman.. What alternatives in the absence of Mbappé ?

There are a lot of them! The first could be the presence on one side of the screen. of the young Barcola and a replacement in the axis of Marcus Thuram, a position he occupies & Inter. There are also other alternatives such as the presence of Olivier Giroud up front with a Demb&lé/Barcola duo on the flanksé oacute;s. Randal Kolo Muani who often has the confidence of Didier Deschamps could also start up front or on one side. We could see the tenure of Kingsley Coman or even the repositioning of Antoine Griezmann which could take Adrien Rabiot up a notch. Many alternatives we told you…

15:32 – Images of the trip to France and Mbappé

Discover the images of the French team's travels until Leipzig with, therefore, a Kylian Mbappé, present without dressing.

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