Mbappe made a pass and shot, France defeated Germany 2-0 and won the third place in the European League

The third place match for the 2024/25 European League third-place starts on the evening of June 8, and France defeated the host Germany 2-0 away. Real Madrid superstar Mbappe performed well, contributing one goal and one assist, becoming the key figure in the French team's victory.

This loss is the first time that the German team has suffered at home for two consecutive losses since 2023. The French team won third place.

Although it was just a third place battle, the game was full of gunpowder from the beginning, and both sides showed a strong desire to win. The German team, who was at home, launched a fierce attack at the beginning and completed five shots in the first 6 minutes. Nick Waltermad and Kalam Adeyemi threatened French goalkeeper Meinion one after another, and Lucas Digne headed the ball in front of the goal, resolving a great opportunity for Nicholas Philkruger. In the 30th minute of the game, Adeyemi fell to the ground in a fight with Menion and the referee awarded a penalty. However, after VAR replay, the referee Ivan Kruziak canceled the penalty and showed Adeyemi a yellow card to determine that he had a fake fall. Since then, the German team's luck seems to have fallen to the bottom: Florian Werz's shot hit the post, and Waltermad's goal attempt was saved by Menion again.

The French team, which was almost suppressed in the first half, broke the deadlock at the beginning of the second half. After a minute of the change of sides, Chu Ameni made a wonderful pass, Mbappen cut inside and shot calmly, and the ball entered the net, setting the first record for the French team. Although Germany scored a goal by Denis Endav in the 53rd minute, it was confirmed by VAR that Phil Kruger had a foul first in the battle with Rabiot and the goal was invalid. In the second half, France continued to take the initiative, and Toulam and Mbappe made threatening shots many times, with Mbappe's long-range shot hitting the post. The German team has never been able to break through Menion's brave performance.

It was not until the 84th minute that the game finally scored its second goal. Mbappe seized Robin Koch's mistake and quickly stepped forward, then passed the cross and assisted Oris to easily push the ball, locking the score at 2-0, completely securing the victory for the French team.