They caught Kylian Mbappe's secret trick! » How he helps his team not to concede a penalty goal

The Les Bleus captain made sure that the penalty taker did not have the best conditions to score. Useless now, because the referee canceled the kick from 11 meters after the VAR analysis!

This is not the first time that Mbappe has implemented his secret plan to “neutralize” an opponents penalty kick. But on Thursday evening, at the Parc des Princes, there was no need for Kylian's intervention in the match with the Ukrainian national team, score 4-0.

The curious scene, which most of those who watched the match in Paris missed during the live broadcast, went viral on social media.

While the referee Vincic went to the VAR monitor to review the phase with the penalty, Mbappe “dug” in the Ukrainian box!

What happened? In the 50th minute, referee Slavko Vincic was called by VAR to assess a possible penalty kick against the French.

As the Slovenian referee made his way to the touchline monitor, Kylian Mbappe headed to the spot from 11 yards from Mike Maignan's box.

The Real Madrid striker positioned himself near the spot and started digging into the turf with the ice to try and make the spot uneven.

Kylian Mbappe stuck the toe of his boot into the grass near the penalty spot in Ukraine's penalty area / Photo: Facebook Footballfun

It was a quick action, almost imperceptible, but which did not escape the attention of social media users, who shared the clip, which quickly became viral.

However, in the end, after reviewing the phase, Vincic decided not to cancel the penalty, thus making useless the unsportsmanlike trick of the French striker, author of a “double” in the match against Ukraine.

Mbappe spoils Harry Kane's WC 2022 goal and J. Alvarez's Champions League derby with Atletico

Internet users remembered the previous interventions in crucial moments succeeded by Mbappe, at the club and the national team. At WC 2022, he contributed to Harry Kane's miss, sending the ball wide of the target from 11 yards.

Harry Kane sent the ball to the lawn from the penalty and, with the miss, England's hopes of qualifying for the WC 2022 semi-finals / Photo: facebook Footballfun

It was 2-1 to France in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Qatar in the 84th minute, half an hour after the England captain had converted the first penalty.

Eight months ago, another episode, which caused a monster scandal, in the Madrid derby. In the return of the “eighties” of the Champions League, at the Metropolitano, in the shootout, Julian Alvarez converted for 2-2.

But, after the VAR analysis, the decision was made to cancel the goal, because the Argentinian striker of Atletico hit the ball with both feet. Real qualified further, Diego Simeone accusing the referee. And that's when Mbappe got involved, “making” the turf.