Mbappe, starting his first match for France since breaking his nose in their opening game against Austria, wore a protective mask to shield his injury. Despite the mask, the Real Madrid forward winced in pain after a collision while contesting the ball.
The clash was with Robert Lewandowski, the Poland forward who will be one of Mbappe’s future rivals following his free transfer to Barcelona. Cameras captured Mbappe’s reaction, showing his displeasure with the Poland striker.
Kylian Mbappe appeared to call future El Clasico rival Robert Lewandowski a ‘son of a b***h’
The pair clashed during France’s draw with Poland, with Lewandowski inadvertedly hitting his opponent’s broken nose
It was all hugs at full time, however, as the pair made up moments after Mbappe expressed his frustration
It was all fine after, however, with the pair hugging it out on the pitch as the whistle blew to confirm the 1-1 draw.
He had long been linked with an exit from PSG, and finally departed in the summer after his contract was run-down, joining the likes of Vinicius Jnr and Just Bellingham in the Spanish capital.
Lewandowski has been with Barca since 2022, but faces an uncertain future with Handsi Flick taking over from club legend Xavi ahead of next season.
The game is regularly considered the biggest game in Spain, with Madrid winning all three matches the two played against each other last season.
The clash came about towards the end of the game, with Mbappe taking his mask off and holding his nose as he protested the challenge.
With Lewandowski shielding the ball, Mbappe tried to tackle him from behind, with the Poland man flinging his arms into the air and catching his opponent on the nose.
TV cameras zoomed in on the France captain as attended to his injury, which is when he appeared to blast Lewandowski.
Both players scored in the game, with Mbappe netting his first goal of the tournament from the penalty spot to put his side ahead in the second half.
Both men scored in the game, with Lewandowski netting his side’s goal from the penalty spot 11 minutes from time
Lewandowski, however, scored from the spot himself 11 minutes from time to square it up, and 1-1 was how the game ended.
It wasn’t without controversey, however, with Lewandowski first seeing his effort saved by Mike Maignan, only for VAR to rule the France goalkeeper had come off his line.
The second penalty was scored, meaning France ended up runners-up in Group D to The Netherlands.