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PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 28: Kylian Mbappe of PSG celebrates his winning goal at 2-1 on a penalty kick during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and RC Strasbourg Alsace (RCSA) at Parc des Princes stadium on December 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
France National Team captain, Kylian Mbappe, has explained why Portugal star, Joao Felix, missed his penalty in the shootout in the quarter-final at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on Friday.
Les Bleus qualified for the semi-final of the competition, winning in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of a goalless draw.
Both sides converted their spot-kicks except for Joao Felix, who missed Portugal’s third effort.
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Mbappe came up with a bizarre reason for Felix missing the penalty, explaining that France’s goalkeeper was a ‘scary’ proposition for the player:
“He’s scary. I don’t have the exact explanation, but when João Félix hits the post, it’s because he thinks there’s a goalkeeper in front of him who’s going to get it. We were successful, but a big part of that was down to Mike.”
France will play Spain in the semi-final of the tournament on Tuesday.
