After defeat against Bayern, Mbappé maintains confidence in PSG’s classification

The unexpected presence of Kylian Mbappé in the duel of the Paris Saint Germain against Bayern Munchen was not enough to prevent the defeat of the French this Tuesday. For the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions Leaguethe Parisians lost 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.

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— Paris Saint Germain (@PSGbrasil) February 14, 2023

The PSG and French national team star entered the second half and changed the face of the hosts. Even with the negative result and an away match ahead, Mbappé remained confident in the possibility of reversing the scoreboard and taking the team to the quarterfinals of the continental tournament.

We have to remember the last part. We are at a disadvantage, but we saw that we managed to put them in difficulty”, said the player to the French vehicle Canal +.

Mbappé is recovering from a muscle injury and therefore did not start. According to himself, the expectation was that the attacker did not enter the field this Monday. The conditions of the match, however, made the number 7 shirt want to play.

“I wasn’t supposed to play, but I wanted to help, bring energy. We tried everything, we worked day and night and I managed to play a little. It’s not what I wanted, I always want to play, but we have to settle for what we can.” to do, and today I only managed to do that. We need all the players to be well, we saw that when we are complete we can play forward. They were not comfortable”, he commented.

Even participating only in the last 33 minutes of the match, Mbappé managed to score what would be PSG’s equalizer. The attacker scored after Nuno Mendes was launched on the left and crossed into the area. The side, however, was offside and the goal was canceled after VAR intervention.

“It’s the new football, it has VAR. If he was offside, that’s not a problem. We have to keep the positive spirit and seek the classification, because from what we saw there is room for it”, said the star.

Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich meet again on March 8. Until then, the French team will have three games for French Championship. The next one will be on Sunday, at 9 am (Brasília time), against Lille.