“it’s the black point of the evening”

Special correspondent in Düsseldorf

A victory ruined in seconds. And closed faces, like Didier Deschamps on Monday evening facing the media despite the success against Austria (0-1). The reason ? Kylian Mbappé came out with a bloody nose after a collision with Kevin Danso a few minutes before the end of the France-Austria Euro 2024 match on Monday in Düsseldorf. After violently hitting the shoulder of the Lensois defender while trying to head a ball, the Blues captain found himself on the ground (86th).

He left the field with a bloody nose, and his white jersey bloodied, and was even warned for entering the field again without authorization from the referee (90th). Mbappé, who had caused an own goal from Maximilian Wöber (38th), was replaced by Olivier Giroud (90th + 1). According to theTeam the Blues star got into an ambulance to be transferred to the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, where he is to have surgery. The Blues coach did not want to confirm the information. “You will be kept informed“, he whispered, annoyed.

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In a post-match press conference, Didier Deschamps gave some news. Without reassurance. “He is not well, in poor condition, in the hands of the medical staff. His nose is damaged. To see, but it seems complicated. This is the downside of this evening. I’m not going to make assumptions, but the France team with Kylian will always be stronger. If the news does not go in that direction, we will fight without him. In any team he is on, it is necessarily stronger. We’ll keep you posted, we’re not here to hide anything. You have to have the elements. I can’t give them to you.”.