Nuno Mendes insists he is prepared to face Kylian Mbappe ahead of Portugal s quarter-final meeting with France at Euro 2024.
Mbappe, who officially joined Real Madrid at the start of the month, played alongside Mendes at Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons.
The France captain has scored once for Les Bleus at the tournament, a penalty against Poland in their final Group D fixture and is yet to sparkle so far.
However, Mendes knows all too well the threat Mbappe carries, and is relishing the opportunity of facing him at the Volksparkstadion on Friday.
I don t think he will be playing on my flank, but if it happens I m prepared, he said. I train every day for these moments and we are prepared to face them.
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