Leipzig.Kylian Mbappé watched from the bench as France and the Netherlands drew 0-0 in a heavyweight conflict on the European Championship on Friday.
Antoine Griezmann missed the French’s greatest alternative, whereas they disallowed a objective from Xavi Simons for the Netherlands to finish the primary goalless draw of the match.
This consequence leaves each groups with 4 factors in Group D after their second assembly.
The build-up to the match was dominated by hypothesis over whether or not Mbappe would play after the France captain broke his nostril within the opener in opposition to Austria.
Mbappé educated carrying a masks on Thursday and coach Didier Deschamps was optimistic he could be obtainable. However Deschamps evidently determined it wasn’t price risking Mbappé in a match his crew did not must win.
France loved their greatest second after the break when Aurélien Tchouaméni headed the ball over earlier than Griezmann was denied by goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, and Ousmane Dembélé got here near scoring.
Xavi then scored within the 69th minute from a rebound after Mike Maignan deflected Memphis Depay’s shot. However the Dutch’s celebration was reduce quick when an offside Denzel Dumfries received in the best way of Maignan as he tried to cease Xavi from scoring.
Euro 2024 outcomes. Through Graphic Information
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– 2024-06-28 06:44:25