Flick's tactical approach, featuring an extremely high defensive line, also seemed ripe for Mbappe and Vinicius to pillage with their pace.
Swedish prosecutors on Tuesday confirmed an investigation had been launched -- without naming Mbappe -- following an alleged rape at a plush Stockholm hotel on October 10.
Los Blancos take on their rivals without the French forward, ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury.
The format may be new, but few would bet against the winner staying the same.
The 2018 World Cup winner almost joined Caen as a teenager before eventually signing for Monaco.
The France captain, to his credit, was sublime in creating the goal that beat Austria 1-0, but his failure to score at a Euros will weigh heavily on a player who has found the net 12 times at World Cups, including a hat-trick in the 2022 final.
"The Euros is very important in our careers, but we are citizens first and foremost and I don't think we can be disconnected from the world around us," said Mbappe.
Mbappe, 25, verbally agreed to move to Real in February and then announced in May he would leave PSG at the end of the season.
PSG's decision to withhold Mbappe's salary is related to an agreement between the two parties made last year, at the start of the season, when the player accepted to waive part of a bonus due to him, the source said.
Flick's tactical approach, featuring an extremely high defensive line, also seemed ripe for Mbappe and Vinicius to pillage with their pace.
Swedish prosecutors on Tuesday confirmed an investigation had been launched -- without naming Mbappe -- following an alleged rape at a plush Stockholm hotel on October 10.
Los Blancos take on their rivals without the French forward, ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury.
The format may be new, but few would bet against the winner staying the same.
The 2018 World Cup winner almost joined Caen as a teenager before eventually signing for Monaco.
The France captain, to his credit, was sublime in creating the goal that beat Austria 1-0, but his failure to score at a Euros will weigh heavily on a player who has found the net 12 times at World Cups, including a hat-trick in the 2022 final.
"The Euros is very important in our careers, but we are citizens first and foremost and I don't think we can be disconnected from the world around us," said Mbappe.
Mbappe, 25, verbally agreed to move to Real in February and then announced in May he would leave PSG at the end of the season.
PSG's decision to withhold Mbappe's salary is related to an agreement between the two parties made last year, at the start of the season, when the player accepted to waive part of a bonus due to him, the source said.
The France captain is expected to join Los Blancos at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract this summer.
