Mbappe praises Milan’s Maignan after Euro 2024 progression: “Thanks to Mike” | OneFootball

France are one of the best National Teams in world football, currently, and they have stars across the pitch. AC Milan are blessed to have two of them playing for their squad, and Kylian Mbappe has stated that Mike Maignan is the reason for their Euro 2024 success so far.

In the European Championship so far, there have been several underwhelming teams and players, for that matter. One of those teams have been France, who progressed to the Semi-Final of the competition after beating Rafael Leao’s Portugal.

However, the stories could be much different this morning if it were not for Mike Maignan. After a 0-0 draw after Extra Time, a penalty shoot-out awaited the two sides, and even though the Frenchman has faced scrutiny for his penalty record for Milan, he has been praised by Mbappe.

Following the game, when speaking to L’Equipe, the star stated the goalkeeper was pivotal to their succession, and his words have been relayed by Milan News.

“It is frightening. I don’t have the exact explanation, but when Joao Felix shoots the post it is because he thinks he has a goalkeeper in front of him who will save it. We had some success, but a large part of it goes to Mike.”