Kylian Mbappé was the biggest star at Euro 2024, but after scoring just one goal in the tournament, the France captain is heading home empty handed.
MUNICH -- And finally, in the 86th minute, his moment arrived. He had been waiting for it all game long. All tournament long, really.will register just one touch in the opposition box. This is Mbappé's chance to bring his team back into Tuesday'swould rather have on the ball than Mbappé. You would bet your house that he is going to score. You know exactly what he is going to do: run, dummy to his right and get a yard of space, and then shoot at the near post.
"I think I have to score, or at least hit the target, but it goes over the bar," Mbappé said to ESPN."It's the tough reality of football." Kylian Mbappé and France are heading home after being eliminated by Spain in the Euro 2024 semifinals on Tuesday. It won't take Mbappé long to tally up his accomplishments in Germany on the short trip home: one goal , one assist, one cross leading to an own-goal, one broken nose and a feeling that he was never really fit and didn't entirely fit in with this France team either.
"I had the ambition to be a European champion, I had the ambition to have a good Euros, I did neither,"."It's a disappointment. I need to go on holiday now, get a good rest. I need it to come back fresh for the new season."So far in his career, the Euros are not his thing, unlike the World Cup, where he always shines. On the continent, 2021 was a struggle and 2024 was a nightmare.
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