KYLIAN MBAPPE couldn’t hide France’s finishing issues.
Despite returning to the side with a penalty goal – his first at a Euros – the superstar was unable to assist his team achieve the overwhelming score they deserved, as they were held to a draw by Poland.
A football player in a blue jersey with the number 10 on it. Kylian Mbappe scored from the spota football player wearing the number 10 shirt.He sent Lukasz Skorupski the wrong way, a football player wearing the number 8 shirt.Robert Lewandowski equalised from the spot, wearing a red shirt with the number 9 on it.This was his second try at conversion.
Robert Lewandowski earned their point with his own penalty kick, and the French finished second in Group D.
It is the first time since 2012 that they have not finished first in their group at a major tournament, and they are now drawn alongside Germany, Portugal, and Spain.
If they advance from the Round of 16, they would most likely face Portugal in the quarterfinals before facing Germany or Spain in the semi-finals.
Mbappe was sharp and produced plenty of chances, but France once again failed to capitalise on their opportunities.
The French captain replaced Marcus Thuram, while Antoine Griezmann, who had missed his two greatest chances on Friday, was replaced by Bradley Barcola, a Paris Saint-Germain player making his first start for France.
Poland were already eliminated, but they were allowed to bring Lewandowski into the starting lineup for the first time in Germany.
Despite not scoring a goal in their first two games (the winner versus Austria was an own goal), Les Bleus went into the game knowing they had already advanced to the round of 16.
The prospects for improving their form in front of goal hinged on how successfully Mbappe adjusted to his mask, which a swarm of photographers waited up to capture after the national anthems.
