Kyliana Mbappý was crushed by the unchanged penalty in the fifth series of the shootout, after which the reigning world champions of the French lost the Swiss in Monday’s round of 16, the European Football Championship. He apologized for the unused penalty kick.
“It is very difficult to turn the page. The sadness after the elimination is huge, we could not meet our goal. I apologize for the penalty,” Mbappé wrote on social networks.
“I wanted to help the team, but I failed. It will be hard for me to sleep, but these are unfortunately the risks of the sport I love so much,” added the footballer with the highest market value at the moment.
“I know you fans are disappointed, but I would like to thank you for your support and for always trusting us. The most important thing will be to get even stronger for the upcoming challenges. Congratulations to Switzerland and good luck,” said Mbappé, 22. he did not score in four Euro matches.
Switzerland was sent to Bucharest by Haris Seferovic. In the 55th minute, Ricardo Rodríguez dropped a penalty and “Les Bleus” turned the score with two glued kicks by Karim Benzema. Paul Pogba raised to 3: 1. But in the final ten minutes of normal playing time, Seferovic and Mario Gavranovic erased the two-goal deficit.
The extension did not bring a resolution, so it was time for a penalty kick. None of the nine executors were wrong about Mbappé. Forward Paris St. Germain had to make a substitution at the end of the fifth series, but Yann Sommer made it through the net.
Coach Didier Deschamps defended his charge. “Kylian is incredibly sad, as are all the players. But no one can be angry with him. If you take responsibility, it can happen. It affected him a lot,” said the 52-year-old coach for TF1.
Goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris regretted other situations. “After the third goal scored, we had much better control of the game. That’s the only thing we can regret is letting our opponents trust until the end,” said Tottenham goalkeeper.
“In recent years, we knew how to close the shop. They compared and suddenly it was a different match. Despite all this, we put the maximum into it. Penalties are penalties. You can’t control them,” the Nice native told UEFA.
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