Mbappe fires France to Nations League bronze

Kylian Mbappe bagged a goal and 关键字2an assist as France beat Germany 2-0 in the Nations League bronze-medal match in Stuttgart on Sunday.
Mbappe wove his magic in a heavily changed France squad.
Germany dominated the opening half but Mbappe provided the breakthrough just before half-time, carving a shot through a crowded penalty box to bring up his 50th goal in France colours.
Late in the second, with the hosts desperately looking for an equaliser, Mbappe snatched a poor Germany pass on the half-way line and rampaged forward, before setting up Michael Olise.
Mbappe had not scored in open play for France for more than a year.
After the match, the France captain hit back at criticism levelled against him, telling DAZN "since I arrived in the international team, everyone always talks about me.... when they have an opportunity to talk bad, they talk bad.
"They did it with all the great players in history in France and I'm the next. But I'm OK with that. I just try and do my job."
France and Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni praised his club and international teammate Mbappe, saying "everyone in the team loves him.
"He's a very important player for us and when he plays like he did today, it's just amazing."
For Germany, who lost two straight straight matches for the first time since 2023, questions remain over how much they have truly improved under Julian Nagelsmann.
Striker Niclas Fuellkrug lamented his side's wastefulness, telling DAZN: "if we had taken our first chance and scored, it could have been three or four nil for us."
In the lead-up to Sunday's encounter, France coach Didier Deschamps admitted the Nations League clash with old rivals Germany "isn't the most important game for us," with a clear focus on next year's World Cup.
Deschamps made eight changes from the semi-final loss to Spain, with only captain Mbappe, goalie Mike Maignan and midfield veteran Adrien Rabiot keeping their starting spots.
Nagelsmann also rotated heavily, making four changes including bringing Fuellkrug back into the starting XI.
The Germans had a wealth of chances in the opening half. Karim Adeyemi won a penalty but it was overturned by VAR for diving. Florian Wirtz hit the post.
Mbappe struck just before half-time. The Real Madrid man collected a pass which floated over Joshua Kimmich's head, took a touch and hammered a shot home with his preferred right foot.
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