KYLIAN MBAPPE’S new mask has been revealed ahead of France’s clash with the Netherlands at Euro 2024.
The forward suffered a broken nose in his side’s opening win over Austria on Monday.
As a result, he must play with a mask in order to cope with the injury, starting with Friday night’s clash with the Dutch.
After training in a mask adorning the French flag, Mbappe shared a snap of a completely black mask to Instagram ahead of the match.
His story post showed the mask alongside his France kit, although Mbappe will not start the match in Leipzig.
Instead, Didier Deschamps has named the 25-year-old amongst his substitutes.
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Mbappe’s new mask reveal comes after it was revealed he would be unable to wear the tricolore design he had sported in training.
Uefa rules state masks worn in matches must be a single colour, unlike the design he previously displayed.
The new mask revealed by Mbappe would conform to Uefa rules if he appeared off the bench.
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With Mbappe named on the bench, Antoine Griezmann is expected to move into the French attack.
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Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni was confirmed as the man to replace Mbappe in the side.
France Euro 2024 guide
FRANCE are the one nation all England fans are truly afraid of.
They are many punters’ favourites after knocking the Three Lions out of the 2022 World Cup and will be hoping to do much better than at Euro 2020, when they lost to Switzerland in the last 16.
MANAGER: Didier Deschamps
Coming up to 12 years in the job, the only thing missing from his CV is a European Championship.
STAR MAN: Kylian Mbappe
Mbappe’s PSG may have underachieved on the European stage but he remains France’s most deadly threat, with a World Cup trophy and a World Cup final hat-trick to his name.
How France attack
Expect to see France play in a fluid 4-3-3 – which becomes 4-2-3-1 in possession – throughout the tournament.
Giroud acts as the focal point in the attack with the two wide players and Griezmann as No 10 supporting.
How France defend
We can expect to see France defend high with an emphasis on winning back possession as far up the pitch as possible.
France will stagger their defensive shape when the opposition are in possession.
Read the full France Euro 2024 guide here, including predicted line-ups, odds and Wags.
The pair will be team-mates at the Santiago Bernabeu next season after the Spanish giants swooped for the Paris Saint-Germain star.
Euro 2000 winners France started their campaign with a 1-0 win over Austria earlier this week.
Meanwhile, their opponents the Netherlands came from behind to beat Poland 2-1.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
