Kylian Mbappe had a match to forget when the French team was eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals of EURO 2024.
In the early morning of July 10, the French team lost 1-2 to Spain in the EURO 2024 semi-finals. Kylian Mbappe, France’s hope, went 90 minutes without a goal.
The Real Madrid star impressed with a cross for Kolo Muani to head in the opening goal in the 9th minute. However, that was all Mbappe could do in the match at the Allianz Arena.
Mbappe only had 1 assist in the EURO 2024 semi-finals
Spain then scored two goals in the 21st and 25th minutes thanks to Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo to come back and win. EURO 2024 with Mbappe and his teammates ended here.
Mbappe, who has scored in two consecutive World Cup finals, continues to disappoint in the EURO arena.
According to UEFA statistics, Mbappe is the player with the most shots at EURO 2024 with a total of 24 shots. In addition, the 25-year-old striker is also the player with the most touches in the opponent’s penalty area with 46 times.
However, Mbappe only scored 1 goal from the 11m penalty spot. The former PSG striker did not score from any open play.
In the match against Spain, Mbappe successfully completed 11 passes, launched 4 shots but only 1 shot was on target. In addition, Mbappe also successfully completed 2 out of 5 dribbles, launched 2 crosses, including an assist for Muani to score.
Mbappe also caused controversy when he swapped shirts with a Spanish player during halftime. The image of Mbappe shirtless and wearing a Spanish shirt while walking in the tunnel angered many French fans.
Many people criticized Mbappe’s actions on social network X (formerly known as Twitter) when the French team was leading 2-1 to Spain at that time.
Mbappe swapped shirts with an opposing player at halftime
The Daily Mail quoted comments from fans: “Mbappe’s shirt swapping at half-time was embarrassing”, “Mbappe swapping shirts at half-time in the EURO semi-final? He’s not serious at all”, “Mbappe swapping shirts at half-time with the opponent who was leading his team in the EURO semi-final”…
With the elimination in the semi-finals of EURO 2024, Mbappe and the French team face great pressure at home. The French team disappointed at EURO 2024 in terms of playing style while their stars were not in good form.
