Mbappe: I feel more free with France than with Saint-Germain
Mbappe scored the first goal for France against Austria.
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French national team star Kylian Mbappe revealed in statements published by the French newspaper, L'Equipe, that he feels "more freedom when he participates with the French national team, compared to the Paris Saint-Germain team," noting that the "roosters team" gives him greater freedom of movement, especially in light of The presence of his colleague Olivier Giroud, while with his team, does not find this freedom, as he feels more restricted in the attacking area, as he always prefers to play on the sides.
Yesterday, the European Nations League competition witnessed a remarkable brilliance of the teams of France, Croatia, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Croatia grabbed the top of Group A after beating Denmark 2-1, while the French team revived its hopes of avoiding relegation to the second level by beating Austria 2-0, in the penultimate fifth round of the competition.
On the other hand, the Dutch national team achieved its fourth victory and is close to the semi-finals, defeating Poland with two clean goals, in the fourth group competition, which also witnessed Belgium's victory over Wales 2-1.
Croatia, the runner-up to the World Cup Russia 2018, rose to the top with 10 points, one point ahead of Denmark, which fell to second place, while France, the world champion in 1998 and 2018, abandoned the bottom of the standings after raising its score to five points against Austria (4).
Against Austria, Kylian Mbappe and Giroud scored the two goals for the French national team, as Mbappe opened the scoring in the 56th minute of an individual effort, in which he overtook three players and finished it with a shot in the net, scoring his 28 international goal to join at the age of 23 the club of the top ten top scorers with the "Roukes" team. Equal to Yuri Djurkaev.
Giroud added the second header after a cross from Griezmann (65).
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