French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team Kylian Mbappe said he joined PSG to make history by winning the champions league on the eve of the final against Bayern Munich.
PSG-who defeated RB Leipzig in the last four to reach their first champions league final. Go head-to-head with Bundesliga giants Bayern in Lisbon on Sunday. Mbappe reached the semi-finals with Monaco in 2017, before making a big-money move to PSG. The 21-year old has looked sharp since recovering from an ankle injury and is determined to ensure PSG win the biggest club competition in Europe for the first time this weekend.
This is exactly the reason I am here, “Mbappe told a news conference on Saturday. “I always said I wanted to write the history of French football. I have another opportunity to do that tomorrow. When I signed in 2017, PSG faced a few difficulties, now we in the final. It shows we never gave up and it will be an amazing thing for a French team to win the champions league. I joined because of this.”
Mbappe who says he is in a relaxed mood ahead of Sunday’s showdown, also confirmed he has fully recovered from the injury he sustained in the Coupe De France final last month. On the other hand, Thomas Tuchel’s position at PSG’s coach has been under scrutiny at times this season, but Mbappe believes the clubs run to the final has validated the work of the former Borussia Dortmund boss.
“Yes of course. Completely, the players are supporting the coach,” Mbappe said when asked if PSG’s squad were behind Tuchel.
Bayern has been triumphant in all their 10 champions league games this season and is on a 20-game winning streak in all competitions. Hansi Flicks side has scored 42 goals in the competition- three fewer than the all-time record set by Barcelona from 16 games in 1999-2000 – but Tuchel is not planning massive changes to PSG’s approach.
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