Euro 2024 | Poland does not go home scoreless, Mbappé and Lewandowski score from the spot

This match was of course mainly about the return of Mbappé. He and his national coach Deschamps still saw the mask as an obstacle. ‘It’s like wearing 3D glasses’. But that obstacle was actually not noticeable when you saw the Real player at work. It was that second goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski always reacted so quickly, otherwise Mbappé could certainly have appeared on the scoreboard. At the other end, Lewandowski was close to scoring an honorary goal from the free kick. He nodded just wide.

While Memphis had its redeeming European Championship opening goal for the Dutch team, Mbappé scored it from the spot in the second half. Dembélé was first taken down hard and then the French superstar was flawless from 11 meters. The mask came off and Les Bleus had finally scored an ‘independent goal’ this tournament.

Karol Swiderski was tackled in the box a few minutes later. Another penalty, although the VAR images still had to provide a definitive answer. Lewandowski missed his first attempt. However, goalkeeper Maignan had left his line too early. The Barcelona player’s second chance was a goal for 1-1.

In the final phase there were still good chances for both teams, but Poland did not return completely scoreless. France, as number two in the group, will meet number 1 in group E.