Bags of money were brought in, banknotes flew across the pitch. Paris Saint-Germain handed them out generously, throwing cash around, buying both what they needed and what they didn’t. After nearly a decade and a half, they finally succeeded – they won the Champions League. And it happened just when expectations were at their lowest.It’s still a club full of stars, but this season it lacked the jaw-dropping names. The players with huge egos and even bigger demands left – among them was Kylian Mbappe. Some would even dare to say he was holding PSG back. That wasn’t exactly stated at the press conference ahead of France’s Nations League third-place match against Germany, but the questions certainly hit a nerve with the Real Madrid player. Almost everything revolved around PSG, their Champions League triumph, and Mbappe’s move from the Parc des Princes to the Santiago Bernabeu.Mbappe and Neymar didn’t wait long to react to PSG’s title triumph“Did I leave too early? No. My story was over; it had to end. Without bitterness, I came to the end. Fate decided that the (Champions League win) would happen without me,” said Kylian Mbappe.That wasn’t enough for the journalists – they kept probing. The star of Real Madrid and the French national team began to lose his cool. Where did you watch the match? Who were you with? What were your thoughts…?“I was in Morocco, watched the match in Fairmont, Marrakech. Do you want every single detail?” Mbappe asked sarcastically, then continued explaining who he watched the Champions League final with:French media: war is raging, players are fed up with Mbappe!“I was with my cousin and some friends, the TV was big… Let me be a bit more serious – I was happy, because they deserved it. They went through so many problems – and I went through them too – every phase of the Champions League. I just didn’t win. They were the best team in Europe; I don’t remember anyone else winning 5–0. They deserved it 100%, and they’re slowly becoming the team everyone wants to beat.”For the sixth time in the last year, Lamine Yamal got the better of Kylian Mbappé 😅 pic.twitter.com/p3jrwJLtD7— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 6, 2025 The most important trophies slipped away from him. Neither the league title nor the “big-eared trophy” (Champions League). That infuriated him.He calmed down eventually, but he clearly didn’t feel like talking. He would’ve preferred not to be there, to have skipped the whole thing.“Being the number nine for club and country is not the same. But I think I’ve improved in certain areas. I’m starting to get used to this position. In football, everything is unpredictable, and right now I’m at the center of it all.”And then came another painful topic – the Ballon d’Or.🚨 Kylian Mbappé: “Ballon d’Or? My vote is for Ousmane Dembélé.” pic.twitter.com/4kiQxc69nN— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) June 7, 2025 “Things develop very quickly. We weren’t even talking about some players, and in the end, they were the winners. Is it September already? A lot will happen between now and then. But right now, people are talking about Ousmane and Yamal,” Mbappe said, and added:“Would I vote for Dembele? Yes. Is there really a need to explain? We’re talking about Yamal and Dembele – I’m going with Ousmane. It’s very clear.”UEFA NATIONS LEAGUEThird-place gameSunday 16.00: (2.40) Germany (3.70) France (2.75)FinalSunday 22.00: (3.80) Portugal (3.85) Spain (1.90)***odds are subject to change***
