Kylian Mbappé's club and country teammate recently confirmed that the former Paris Saint-Germain star is determined to take the field for France's final Euro 2024 group stage match against Poland on Tuesday.
According european sport24-year-old French soccer star and Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni told the media that his 25-year-old teammate is “really looking forward” to playing against Poland despite the nose injury he suffered during the first match of France against Austria.
“I think everyone knows that he [Mbappe] “He's really looking forward to playing the next game,” Tchouameni told the media. “As for the mask, I think he's starting to get used to it.” Of course I would prefer not to use it, but I think if you ask the doctor he will tell you that there is no other option.
“But that won't change anything for him. We know that when he is on the field he will contribute a lot to the team.”
Following the injury, Mbappé did not take part in the draw against the Netherlands, but took part in a practice match against Paderborn's under-21 team on Saturday.
He wore his much talked about mask and scored two goals. european sport reported.
Tchouameni replaced Mbappé in Didier Deschamps' starting lineup for the clash against the Netherlands after missing the match against Austria due to injury.
Ahead of the final round of Group D, which will see a three-way battle for qualification with Poland already eliminated, Tchouameni said: “Some people want to win and they do it by playing well, and others just want to win.
“Personally I just want to win, whether we play well or not. The most important thing is to win and get three points because I think that at the end of our careers what we will remember is what we have won, not how we played.”
