Before long, practically as soon as he steps into June, Kylian Mbappe’s thoughts will be elsewhere. We are almost certain – at the Santiago Bernabeu. And he’s not far from that. Five or six more games in the jersey of Paris Saint-Germain, the club from his hometown. The club that believed in him so much that they made him the second most expensive player in the history of football. Of those few games, one is significantly more difficult, undoubtedly more important than the others, at least until this Tuesday. Parc des Princes refuses to say goodbye to the Champions League for this season, but what he cannot avoid is that his ‘prince’ will say goodbye to the court where he has spent so many years, whatever the outcome of the two-legged tie. Because even if he reaches the final, he will play it at Wembley, so tonight’s dance of the 25-year-old Frenchman will be his last European one at the Parc des Princes.On lache rien 01/05/24 #DortmundPSG 🔴🔵🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/5nWgYSNZ5s— 𝐏𝐒𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐂🇲🇦 (nouveau compte ) (@PsgFanClubMaroc) May 1, 2024 And hoping that on the first of June they will meet there – at Wembley – Paris Saint-Germain has put their faith in their first star. Because even though Nasser Al Khelaifi and Luis Enrique emphasize the story of putting the team before individuals, it will have to wait for next year. The eyes of the entire Park of Princes will be on Mbappe who, despite being only 25 years old, is the only one in the current squad of the French champions capable of solving big games and already has 20 goals in the knockout phase of the elite European competition, less than only five (Thomas Müller, Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo).The eternal food for thought: Mbappe vs Bolt in a 100m race – who would win?However, in front of the ‘Yellow Wall’, last week he was unusually calm. His entire performance last week in Westfalen fit into that post he hit in the second half. With such Kylian, Paris will hardly be able to hope for much. To prevent the same thing from happening again tonight, Enrique, according to the French media, tried another option during training last week, with Mbappe on the wing, where he feels his best. However, journalists couldn’t help but ask him – what if it doesn’t work out? Will it be a failure?”That’s a typical Spanish question. Just your style. What’s the worst that could happen? Tomorrow the sun will rise again in Paris, life will go on. We, as sportsmen, will applaud the opponent even if he doesn’t deserve it. Then we will get back up and try again, that’s our goal” replied Enrique. 🚨 Kylian Mbappé will NOT stay at PSG even if they reach the Champions League final, his decision to leave PSG is final. 🇫🇷✈️The Frenchman will join Real Madrid and he will wear Madrid’s number 10 shirt. (Source: @le_Parisien) pic.twitter.com/hVt96lqWt6— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 7, 2024 And indeed, at the beginning of the season, Nasser Al Khelaifi tried to convince everyone that the Champions League is no longer Paris Saint-Germain’s obsession. However, as his club overcame obstacles one after another, the appetites of the Parisian president grew, so before the second leg of the semi-final, he declared that the match with Dortmund was the most important since he arrived in the French capital more than a decade ago. Partly due to the fact that Paris Saint-Germain will play this year’s semi-final, unlike the one from 2020, in front of their fans. And although he does not consider the elimination itself a tragedy, Enrique is confident of passing. And he tried to convince the most ardent supporters who came to support the players during yesterday’s training, shouting ‘On va gagner’ (We will win).”It’s the only thing I know how to say in French. And the only thing I like. Besides, I believe in it” Enrique concluded.Sancho and Ten Hag close to shaking hands but far from reuniting at Old Trafford?But guests from Germany will also wonder. If at the beginning of the season they didn’t even think about Wembley, after the 1:0 from the first match now they have something to lose. However, Edin Terzić did not let the victory without conceding a goal lead him to relax and convince him that everything was ideal in the first match. The games from Madrid (1:2) in the quarter-finals and Eindhoven (1:1) in the semi-finals will hardly be enough to pass.”In the group stage, we didn’t quite find ourselves here (at the Princes Park). We lacked courage. In these two games in Dortmund (against Paris Saint-Germain), we showed that we can play quite differently. You have to earn your way to Wembley. All that is needed is a draw in the second leg, but we want to win. We have a small advantage and a good opportunity. We have to do everything together, with a good plan and a good idea. PSG will definitely be better than last week. We want to earn this ticket to the final” said Terzic. The first task on the way – to stop Mbappe. And he will be especially motivated tonight.
