France was overtaken by Poland (which had already been eliminated) with Lewandowski replying to Mbappé’s penalty goal, his first at a European Championship. The final 1-1 gave Austria the lead in the group, beating the Netherlands 3-2 and relegating Les Bleus to second place. In the round of 16 they will find the second team from group E, which sees Belgium, Romania, Ukraine and Slovakia tied with 3 points.
the match
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First Zielinski and then Theo came close to scoring at the start. It is then Skorupski who blocks Dembelé, who moves well on the flanks with Mbappé. In the 34th minute it was Lewandowski who missed the target from a good position. At the end of the half Mbappé again face to face with Skorupski on the left after having jumped two defenders, the Bologna goalkeeper shields himself and blocks the corner kick with his body. Start of the second half and the Polish goalkeeper again denied Mbappé the goal, author of a nice curling shot. The encore 30″ later, with the ball going past the post and into the back. In the 55th minute, penalty for France: Kiwior knocks out Dembelé. From the spot, Mbappé breaks the spell and scores his first goal at a European Championship. Shortly after, Barcola comes close to scoring doubling the lead, with Skorupski again the protagonist. Lewa’s shot goes wide but Maignan is on the path again. The equalizer comes again from the spot Lewandowski takes the penalty, Maignan saves it but the referee has it repeated because the Rossoneri had left the white line early amidst the center forward’s thousand feints and slow runs. The encore scores and in the 79th minute it’s 1-1 The Bleus’ final assault is unsuccessful with France second in the group.
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