Kylian Mbappé's recent performance against Poland has drawn significant attention due to his broken nose and the protective mask he wore during the match. Despite the injury, Mbappé's performance was commendable, as noted by France's coach Didier Deschamps. Mbappé himself has commented on the challenges of playing with the mask, describing it as 'horror,' but remains determined to continue playing and reach the quarter finals. His mask has even been added to the EAFC video game’s EURO tournament.
🗣️ Kylian Mbappé: “Am I afraid of physical duels? When you play with broken nose without surgery, you become a target. This is not a new situation. I can receive hits, I'm ready to give anything for this jersey. If they touch my nose, it's fine. My nose is already broken, it… https://t.co/5jfpMpHJaI
🗣️ Kylian Mbappé: “Playing with a mask on is absolute horror.” @RTLFrance https://t.co/5IHCSe1ngz
🗣️ Mbappé: “Playing with a mask is HORROR.” https://t.co/ik2RgrAG7a
🗣️ Mbappé: “If it’s going to take someone touching my nose to get to the quarter finals, it’s already broken, it’s not going to break any more.” 🤣 https://t.co/2nQpPh2R1r
🗣Kylian Mbappé: “My nose injury? It was when I saw the face of the opposing GK that I got to know that something was wrong. I told myself that I was going to go home. There were a lot of meetings, I didn’t sleep much.” https://t.co/aWvWGu2hyl
🗣️ Mbappé: “My nose injury? I didn’t think much of it at the time. I didn’t feel that my nose was broken. It was when I saw the look on their GK’s face that I realized something was wrong. I saw myself in the mirror & I think it was a bad idea.” https://t.co/DWTfF4oZCR
🇵🇱 Marcin Bulka: “Your nose isn’t twisted is it?” 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: “No, look, it’s alright. It’s better than yours.” 😂 A brilliant exchange between the former PSG teammates, both of whom have broken their noses this year. 🎥 @m6info https://t.co/fUQloboZuV
🎮 Kylian Mbappé’s mask has been added in EA FC’s EURO tournament. https://t.co/Z5W0bxDRlj
Kylian Mbappé's mask has been added to the EAFC video game. — @footmercato https://t.co/1p1ult5jIq
Kylian Mbappe’s broken nose and protective mask meant there was more attention than ever on how he would perform against Poland. Fortunately for him and France, it didn’t seem to bother him too much - but there were bigger problems on show. 📝 @NickMiller79
"He's more beautiful with the mask... I'm joking." 🤣👏 - Eduardo Camavinga on teammate Kylian Mbappé's face mask https://t.co/7s7E0TdRFb
🗣️ Didier Deschamps: “Despite everything he’s been through, Mbappé was good tonight. He needs some time to get used to the mask.” 🇫🇷 https://t.co/kOGKu0hTPw