Austrian complains about Kylian Mbappe: ‘Crazy’

Düsseldorf. The Austrian criticised the actions of the referee and superstar Kylian Mbappe following their 1-0 defeat to France.

Patrick Penz was near the crime scene and had the best view of the events, so the Austrian national team goalkeeper was questioned as a key witness in the crypt of the Düsseldorf stadium just after the early hours of Tuesday morning. “His face was covered in blood,” Penz said of the last few minutes of the scene, which will be the topic of conversation in the coming days because it is about the European Cup match in Düsseldorf. France beat Austria 1-0 (1-0) There should be an impact.

As expected, Kylian Mbappé, the dominant player in the attack of the World Cup favorites, hit defender Kevin Danso’s shoulder with his face in a header duel and then lay there with a serious bleeding nose. This did not look good, and throughout the evening, the news leaked from the environment of the top striker: the nose was broken, which is why the French immediately became very worried about the country’s goal-scoring ability. According to L’Equipe, Mbappé was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, where it will be decided whether to undergo surgery.

Not only did Penz watch the incident closely, he also used hand gestures to get the referee’s attention, which was more than just a standard duel. “I wanted to show fair play,” the Austrian goalkeeper said, before resisting a little jibe at Mbappe: “Not like him.”

Mbappe was shown a yellow card after being injured

Mbappe was receiving treatment off the pitch and coach Didier Deschamps wanted to make a substitution, but referee Jesus Gil Manzano did not allow it immediately – which is why Mbappe dragged himself back onto the pitch but immediately fell to the ground again. Although it was a yellow card, it at least gave France the opportunity to bring in a new striker. “It’s crazy, you don’t really want to see scenes like this in a big game,” complained Penz.

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The goalkeeper and his colleagues were also not very enthusiastic about the presence of the Spanish referee, who was rather stingy with his whistle, issued a lot of yellow cards – and strangely, decided to take a goal kick after the French goalkeeper Mike Menion had clearly controlled the ball and crossed the goal during a great chance for Christoph Baumgartner (36). ) Not immediately, but at least a little later, the goal of the day came when Maximilian Wöber headed the ball into his own goal – of course after a cross from Kylian Mbappé (38).

Austrians complain about referee Jesus Gil Manzano

Asked if the referee was being too stingy, Pentz replied: “Of course.” “In a match like this, where two yellow cards result in a suspension, you can make smarter decisions. This line is unacceptable.” Florian Grillitsch also complained: “Everyone sees that every decision is 50:50 against us.”

Referee Gil Manzano has already caused quite a stir in Spain this year: at the beginning of March, he whistled the league match between Valencia and Real Madrid (2-2), followed by a cross from Brahim Diaz in the 99th minute that led to Jude Bellingham’s goal, and the young English star was even sent off for complaining afterwards about being too violent.