The Eurocup continues in full swing in Germany: with exciting matches, group D was defined with Austria as a surprise, which took first place in the group. France finished second and the Netherlands placed the best third.
France, which arrived at the last date with the need to win to maintain the leadership of the zone, faced a Poland that was already eliminated after having lost 3-1 with Austria and 2-1 against the Netherlands.
Deschamps’ men, for their part, beat Austria 1-0 and drew goalless against the Dutch. In addition, they were carrying the broken nose of their star, Kylian Mbappé. For this match, the forward was a starter and He even had the luxury of scoring a penalty goal in the 55th minute.
The Polish equalizer did not take long to arrive. After the judge ruled a favorable penalty for Poland, Robert Lewandowski stood at the penalty spot. Unfortunately, after the delivery, goalkeeper Mike Maignan managed to clear the ball. The VAR gave the Poles a second chance, so this time the Barcelona player did not fail and gave his team the tie.
On the other hand, Austria faced the Netherlands in a real great game. The Austrians surprised the Dutch and, with the 3-2 victory, relegated their rival to third place and also left France in second place.
Donyell Malen opened the account with a goal against the Austrians just 6 minutes into the first half that seemed to be undone. The goals and emotions were saved for the second half.
Cody Gakpo tied the score for the Orange after a great counter finish. Although Romano Schmid put Austria back in front on the scoreboard in the 59th minute, the Netherlands’ reaction came in the 76th minute with a goal from Memphis Depay. After many situations that did not materialize, and when it seemed that the game was tied at 2-2, captain Marcel Sabitzer appeared to give his team the victory.
All those classified were waiting to meet their rivals, which will be defined once all the matches are over.
Video: Mbappé scored his first goal at Euro 2024
Kylian Mbappé, after suffering a broken nose, scored his first goal at Euro 2024 in France’s 1-1 draw with Poland. The other goal was scored by Robert Lewandowski, also from twelve steps. With this result, the French team was placed in second position in Group D.
After 10 minutes of the second half, the referee gave the French team the shot from twelve steps after Jakub Kiwior very clearly brought down Ousmane Dembélé inside the area. Mbappé took the ball and decided to kick.
