Kylian Mbappe has had more masks than goals at the European Championship. (More Football News)
The France captain is struggling with his peripheral vision in the masks that were fitted to protect his broken nose from his country바카라™s opening game at Euro 2024.
He wore a third different mask on Monday in the 1-0 win against Belgium in the round of 16. The striker failed to hit the target in five attempts on goal against Belgium.
He has only one goal in the tournament.
바카라śYou바카라™ve got the sweat aspect and we know sweat can get in his eyes. He바카라™s getting used to it, but it can affect his vision,바카라ť coach Didier Deschamps said. 바카라śEverything in front of him is fine, but there바카라™s a delay with his peripheral vision.바카라ť
MbappĂ© broke his nose in an aerial collision with Austria바카라™s Kevin Danso, and has described the mask-wearing experience as 바카라śan absolute horror.바카라ť
His only score so far was a penalty against Poland. 바카라śI saw people but I had the feeling it was not me that was playing,바카라ť he said after that game.
Mbappé was initially fitted with a custom-made mask that was designed in the colors of the French flag. But UEFA rules state protective equipment has to be a single color, and he switched to an all black version against Poland.
He changed it again for the knockout game against Belgium with a version that appeared to be more custom-cut to the contours of his face. It also had more ventilation than his previous masks and was held on with one strap, rather than two.
But it didn바카라™t seem to make a lot of difference, with MbappĂ©'s shooting often wide of the mark.
It could be a problem for Real Madrid if Mbappé still requires a mask at the start of next season after he completed a move to the Spanish giant last month.
Before that, MbappĂ© and France have a quarterfinal against Cristiano Ronaldo바카라™s Portugal on Friday.
It is the first time World Cup winner Mbappé has gone this far at a Euros after France lost in the last 16 in 2021 to Switzerland after a penalty shootout.
