The star of the French team decided to play without his mask.
Surprise for this Euro 2024 semi-final, Kylian Mbappé will not play with his mask! The news broke during the Blues’ warm-up, the Real Madrid striker asked for permission to go without his mask despite his broken nose. There is no doubt that the captain of the Blues was given permission by doctors to play without it, especially after seeing him writhing in pain during the match against Portugal after accidentally receiving the ball in the head.
As a reminder, in a press conference, the Frenchman described the feeling of playing with this mask as horrible. “I didn’t think so, but playing with a mask is an absolute horror,” he confided after the match against Portugal. “It’s really complicated because it limits vision, the sweat gets stuck. As soon as I can take it off, I will. Now, I have no choice, I can’t play without it.”