Kylian Mbappé had undoubtedly imagined another scenario for his return to the French team. Six months after his last appearance in the tricolor jersey, the Madrid could not do anything to prevent his own defeat on Thursday in Croatia. The former Parisian did not deserve but the Blues, without idea or conviction, bowed 2-0, compromising their chances of qualification for the Final Four of the League of Nations.
If he did not like what he saw, Didier Deschamps spared his captain after the meeting. “I found it very legs very well. He did not succeed everything but he found the full possession of his means. He was very available, he also made a lot of effort in front of a low block. He had fewer spaces and was watched. He can always do better. He does not always succeed in his risk taking and his dribbles but he was at a very good level this evening ”, he thus entrusted to the microphone of TF1.
Kylian Mbappé reprimanded by Luka Modric
Kylian Mbappé actually tried a lot, thus pulling the goal five times but has encountered an inspired Livakovic. Enough to assert a sixth game in the French team without the slightest goal. Le Bondynois also showed a certain vice at the end of the match. After having eliminated Vlasic, he indeed plunged into the repair surface after having hit Luka Modric. A simulation that did not please his Madrid teammate, the latter not hesitating to reprimand him dryly, even if it means preventing him from getting up.
Luka Modric then even complained about the gesture of his tricolor counterpart with the referee, which made Kylian Mbappé smile, not resentful. The Croatian nevertheless had only good to say of the former Parisian at the end of the meeting. “Kylian as a player … It's hard to say something about him that has not already been said. But what surprises me above all is the kind of person he is. Polished and modest, always ready to help and ready to joke, its human qualities may be greater than its football qualities ”, he blew, preparing to suffer during the return match: “They have great players, you saw what kind of bench they have, it will be a very difficult and demanding return match, but we will give the best of ourselves. »»
