Mbappé, devastated: the devastating message after missing the penalty in the Eurocup and the phrase of encouragement from Pelé that caused a furor in the networks

He was called to be one of the main protagonists of the Eurocup but Kylian Mbappé went out the back door after miss the last shot of the penalty shootout: France stayed eliminated against Switzerland in the round of 16 of the competition.

The 22-year-old He suffered the first fiasco with his selection and was very sorry on his social networks, in which he published an anguished message to convey to the fans his frustration at leaving the European tournament early.

Hands to the head, lost gaze, head lowered … The last image of the French attacker in Bucharest will be that shot from the twelve steps stopped by the Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, final mistake in a game to forget the star of Paris Saint-Germain.

“Very difficult to turn the page”, said the former Monaco footballer in his account Instagram next to an image in which he appears disconsolate and with the celebration of the Swiss footballers in the background.

“The sadness is immense after this elimination, we couldn’t reach our goal. I’m sorry for that penalty. I wanted to help the team but failed. It will be difficult to sleep but, unfortunately, it is the ups and downs of this sport that I love so much, ”added Mbappé.

“I know the fans have been disappointed, but I would still like to thank you for your support. and for always believing in us. The most important thing will be to get up even stronger for the next dates. Congratulations and good luck to Switzerland ”, declared one of the leaders of the team led by Didier Deschamps.

The coach himself was the one who spoke later, at a press conference, about the mood of his star after saying goodbye to the European Championship: “Although he did not score, he has often been decisive. He took the responsibility of taking the last penalty, when nobody wanted. In the locker room, no one is more to blame than someone else. Kylian takes responsibility, feels guilty and deeply saddened. When that responsibility is assumed, it can happen ”.

At the same time, Pelé wanted to speak about what happened on social networks and decided to send an affectionate message to the French striker from his Twitter account: “Keep your head up, Kylian! Tomorrow is the first day of a new trip “. Some words that caused a sensation, reaching more than 174 thousand likes.

At 22 years old, the young star abandoned his second major national team tournament with an error that will remain on everyone’s retina, just like his general performance in this competition, on the antipodes of the accurate scorer who has been with PSG for three seasons.

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