“Unmasked”, “Goodbye Euro”, “A Spanish lesson”… The press review of the elimination of the Blues against Spain

The day after the French team’s defeat against Spain (2-1) in the Euro semi-final, the press on both sides of the Pyrenees reacted on Tuesday.

It’s the end of an adventure. At the Allianz Arena in Munich, opening the score was not enough for Didier Deschamps’ players to win against a solid and inspired Spain on Tuesday. Defeated 2-1, Kylian Mbappé and his teammates failed at the gates of the final at the end of a very dull competition, which did not leave the French and Spanish press indifferent, on Wednesday July 10.

“Unmasked” title thus The Team. A double reference, both to Kylian Mbappé – who played without a mask for the first time since his broken nose during the Blues’ entry into the competition – but also to the poor tournament of the French team, which managed to reach the semi-finals without really dominating any of its matches. “The Blues only gave the illusion for about ten minutes”the daily continues, emphasizing that the Spanish have “upgraded” France.

A point of view shared by The Parisian. “A Spanish Lesson”we can read on the front page of the Parisian newspaper, which points to the Blues “powerless in the second half”. Many regional daily press headlines are highlighting Spain’s comeback after Kolo Muani opened the scoring (9th). “The French team ended up being logically overthrown by the inspired and creative Spaniards. An elimination at the end of a Euro without any relief”writing West France.

“There it’s finished”sums it up without fuss The voice of the North in one. Many daily newspapers have headlined the elimination of the Blues, “Goodbye Euro” can we read on the front page of L‘Ardenneswhile the Dauphiné liberated opted for “The end of the European dream”.

If on the French side, Kylian Mbappé is almost on the front page of all the newspapers despite a performance below expectations and a competition that he himself judges “failed”, On the other side of the Pyrenees, it is Lamine Yamal who is in the spotlight. The 16-year-old player, author of the Spanish equalizer, revived his team, led 1 to 0. It was no less necessary for World Sports to title “¡Lamine Final!”wheras’The Country opted for a more sober one, “Lamine takes Spain to the final”. “The Children’s Finale”wrote on his side The Worldspecifying that “Yamal is the next Mbappé”.

The neo-Madrileno was not exempt from remarks. Above his title “Historic!”in reference to Lamine Yamal who became the youngest male player to score in a Euro, the newspaper Sportevokes a France “in which Mbappé went unnoticed and once again finds himself without a title”. On its double page titled “Spain (Superespana) in the final”the sports magazine Brand offers a box on Kylian Mbappé and his decisive pass, which hides “another dull evening” for the attacker.