Austria demands French: Mbappé prevents Rangnick’s second victory
Austria demands French
Mbappé prevents Rangnick’s second win
06/10/2022 11:52 p.m
The new coach of Austria’s national soccer team, Rangnick, can enjoy the idea of putting an exclamation mark against world champions France for a long time in Vienna. But the lightning-fast Mbappé has something against it.
Superstar Kylian Mbappé prevented Ralf Rangnick’s next respectable success as Austria’s national soccer coach. With his goal in the 83rd minute, the Paris Saint-Germain striker saved world champion France from a 1-1 (0-1) draw in Vienna. Andreas Weimann gave Rangnick’s team the lead in the 37th minute at the Ernst Happel Stadium. After a stronger first half, the Austrians came under increasing pressure in the second round.
After Mbappé’s substitution, the French pushed for the equalizer in the 63rd minute, which the 23-year-old then finally scored on the assist of Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku. The ÖFB selection had previously caused problems for the world champion with Rangnick’s pressing football. But Weimann’s goal after a nice counterattack via ex-Bremer Marko Arnautovic did not succeed.
After the 3-0 win at vice world champions Croatia on the first day and the 2-1 defeat against Denmark, Austria is now second in its Nations League group. First is Denmark despite a 0-1 (0-0) against the Croatians. Mario Pasalic scored the decisive goal in Copenhagen.