"Birds of the same feather", "Learnt well from his idol" - Fans react as Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo's stats from Euro 2024 surface

Fans have criticised Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe for their performances at Euro 2024 as a startling stat about the two surfaced.

Their respective teams, Portugal and France, have been knocked out of the competition in Germany. The two sides met in the quarter-finals, where Les Bleus came out on top,l 5-3 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes. While Ronaldo converted his spot-kick, it wasn't enough as Joao Felix's miss led to their elimination.

France advanced to the semi-finals but were knocked out by Spain 2-1, courtesy of goals from Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal. Randal Kolo Mouani had opened the scoring, thanks to an Mbappe assist.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe have been rather lackluster in front of goal by their standards at Euro 2024. They ttook a combined 47 shots, of which the only goal scored was Mbappe's penalty against Poland in the group stage.

ESPN tweeted this statistic, and fans have had their go at the superstar duo. One wrote:

While another compared them to Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal and wrote:

Here are some of the other reactions:

"Birds of the same feather" claimed one fan

"He learnt well from his idol..." another tweeted

"It was a bad Euro performance for both of them" wrote another

"47 nonsense shots" one fan wrote

England face Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday (July 14).

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Pundit says only Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi 'are bigger than the team'

While Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo have failed to show their best goalscoring form at Euro 2024, Lionel Messi has aslo been underwhelming at the 2024 Copa America with Argentina.

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was goalless at the tournament until he scored in Argentina's 2-0 win over Canada in the semi-finals on Tuesday (July 9). Messi guided Enzo Fernandez's shot, which was on target, into the back of the net.

While the three superstars have been criticised for their performances, Liverpool legend Steve McManaman believes they are bigger than their team. He said:

“There’s only certain people in certain teams that are so-called superstars and are effectively bigger than the team. Kylian [Mbappe] is one of them, Cristiano [Ronaldo] is another, Lionel Messi is another. All three of their forms in the respective tournaments have been really poor."

Messi's Argentina take on Colombia in the final on Sunday (July 14).