Euro-2024: Kylian Mbappé, captain in distress

Paderborn: Can Kylian Mbappé get back on his feet by Tuesday? The athletic state of the captain of the France team, unrecognizable since the start of Euro-2024, constitutes the main question before the semi-final against Spain. This shock against his next adopted country will have a very special flavor for those who are about to join the ranks of Real Madrid. But the No.10 of the Blues (25 years old) would probably not have imagined approaching it in such a precarious and worrying physical condition.In great difficulty in the 1st round then in the 8th final, the former Parisian appeared even more difficult on Friday in the quarter-final, even being unable to go to the end of extra time against Portugal (0-0 ap, 5 tab to 3). If it is out of the question for the management to do without his major element to face the Spaniards, seeing him regain 100% of his abilities in four days seems very hypothetical.Just before the tournament, Didier Deschamps recovered a player weakened by a chaotic end to the season at PSG, lacking playing time and subject to minor injuries (back, knee). Then there was this broken nose at the end of the first Euro match against Austria (1-0), forcing him to stay on the bench against the Netherlands (0-0) and wear a mask afterwards. So many annoyances which logically ended up weighing down his Euro.The coach, faced with the persistent poor form of his leader, therefore has no other choice than to adopt a fatalistic posture, hoping that the Mbappé magic can work again as quickly as possible.'He could have not been there, you have to take things on the bright side. We did everything we could with him and the medical staff to get him to be there. Kylian is there, even if he is not 100%, and I know that that conditions the opponent who is forced to adapt (to his presence, editor's note),' the technician declared on Sunday on Téléfoot.- Gang leader -The players also close ranks behind their captain and do not forget his many records of service. Nobody disputes the tenures of this extraord inary player, although he is only a shadow of himself in Germany and his worries, added to those of Antoine Griezmann, are at the origin of the ineffectiveness chronicle of the Blues in attack (no goals in the game in five matches).'I wouldn't say it's a bad time. He had a huge season. We see him not scoring or not bringing what he should bring but it is also up to us to take him to the top. He is ready. Apart from his little broken nose, he's fine,' said PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani, interviewed at a press conference on Sunday.Failing to be a threat to opposing defenses, the third best scorer in the history of the French team (48 goals in 83 caps) on the other hand fully plays his role as band leader. His little chat before the victorious penalty shootout against Portugal, captured by the cameras, made an impression and showed his involvement in this role of captain which he inherited after the 2022 World Cup and the international retirement of Hugo Lloris.'Kylian is the player who started three times one-on-one in a World Cup final. When he talks about penalties before a session, we listen to him. Point bar. Because I don't know many players who achieved this performance, I only know one,' midfielder Youssouf Fofana explained on Sunday.'It's natural for him, he has this gift of carrying a group. He gives ideas, advice to the team, to the players. He's been through a lot, I think he was born to pull a group forward,' added Kolo Muani.There is no doubt that the future Madrilenian, always confident, will be motivated like never before by the idea of ??coming up against La Roja and dreams of striking a big blow before putting on the Real jersey. It remains to be seen whether he will truly have the means.Source: Burkina Information Agency