“The disappointment of Mbappé”

France was eliminated against all odds in the European Championship at the hands of Switzerland in the round of 16. The reigning world champion let a 3-1 lead slip away and was knocked down on a penalty shootout in which only Kylian Mbappé missed. The PSG forward was not successful during the 120 minutes and closed his bad game precipitating the elimination of his country with his error in the launch of the maximum penalty. His ill-advised meeting makes him one of those highlighted in the French press.

L´Équipe

Mbappé's disappointment: “Blues forward Kylian Mbappé had a frustrating night before seeing his penalty deflected by Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Zero goals, one missed goal, Kylian Mbappé's nightmare against Switzerland for 120 minutes. His failure precipitated the elimination of France. Disappointment is terrible. “

Le Parisien

They did not deserve to go further: “France was eliminated on penalties after an exciting game that went on to win 3-1. The world champions fall from the top and disappear from the Euro in the round of 16. We will have to restart the machine for the Qatar World Cup 2022 “.

Le Parisien rates Mbappé's performance 6 out of 10: “He had two elegant gestures, the first for Benzema and the second with a heel for Griezmann, which allowed him to regain the balance of the game. But in the end he wasted time and missed the last penalty, which cost elimination.”

Le Figaro

A legendary and eternal regret match for France: “Eliminated in the last 16. The symbol Kylian Mbappé missed the penalty and caused an explosion of joy from Switzerland.”

Le Monde

Disappointment for the reigning world champions: “Defeated in a game of twists and turns. The Swiss will challenge the Spanish in the quarterfinals on Friday in St. Petersburg.”

Liberation

The world champions leave the Eurocup in the round of 16: “Defeated on penalties by Switzerland. Kylian Mbappé was the one who missed the only penalty in the decisive shoot-out. Nightmare.”

A resounding elimination

The elimination of France at the hands of Switzerland also caused a great surprise outside of France. The headlines of the press from the rest of the world reflect this:

AS newspaper: “Mbappé fails, Spain snorts: the Frenchman missed the last penalty and France was eliminated.”

La Gazzetta: “Mbappé, what a disaster: the star of the Deschamps team closes a very negative tournament with the error that costs the elimination”.

Olé: “Hit the world champion, outside the Euro: in a great game that ended 3-3 in 90 minutes and had everything, Switzerland eliminated France on penalties. Mbappé missed the decisive …”.

The Sun: “France eliminated: Mbappé misses the final penalty and the world champions are out of the Eurocup.”