This Monday, the French team will cross swords against Belgium in Düsseldorf for the round of 16 of Euro 2024. In addition to this stunning success in the Nations League during the 2021 edition, it is above all the semi-final gleaned on the wire against the Red Devils during the 2018 World Cup that remains anchored in the minds. A victory made possible by Samuel Umtiti, the only scorer while he was playing injured at the time.
Present at a press conference this Sunday, Kylian Mbappé had strong words for his former teammate in the French team. “Everyone knew he was injured. I don’t forget what he did for the national team. Thanks to him. Afterwards, his seasons were difficult, he couldn’t play as he would have liked. I know the sacrifice he made, he’s a friend.”declared the captain of the Blues before his coach, Didier Deschamps, followed suit: “He was in full possession of his faculties, that’s why he scored that decisive goal.”
