After the DFB team’s 2-0 win against France, national player Robert Andrich spoke about a scene with Kylian Mbappé in which the two clashed. For the Leverkusen player, Mbappé would have been sent off.
In the 68th minute, Andrich fouled the French superstar from behind. As it unrolled, He wedged his feet towards Andrich and also hit him under the left armpit. Referee Jesus Gil Manzano then showed both of them the yellow card.
The 29-year-old explained after the game in the mixed zone that he wanted to “give Mbappé a small signal” in the situation. “With a provocation on his part. If I maybe do a little more with it, it will be even more clearly a red.” But the Frenchman could have been sent off because of his action, said Andrich: “I think that you can definitely think about red. If he gets that, I’ve done everything right.”
Captain Mbappé played the game for the Equipe Tricolore for the full 90 minutes. Andrich also stayed on the pitch for the full distance in his second international match. He still has to work on the coordination with the returnee Toni Kroos, “but I think that things looked very good between the two of us for over 90 minutes.”