Injured in the ankle against ASSE on July 24, Kylian Mbappé was able to return in time for the Final 8. After the victory against Leipzig, the French striker returned to these three weeks of convalescence and admitted that ‘ initially, he did not expect to be delivered in time.
Kylian Mbappé spoke about his relationship with Neymar last night after PSG’s 3-0 victory over Leipzig. The French world champion also returned to his injury in the Coupe de France final against ASSE on July 24, which almost made him miss the Final 8 in Lisbon.
“The truth, the night of my injury against Saint-Etienne, I did not believe it. I thought it was dead, he confided in a press conference. I cried all night. And I got up the next morning telling myself that I was going to try to do my best, to do days full of care, to come home and do more care. Because it’s ligamentous and when it’s ligamentous, you can always save time. “
“I will leave my body on the pitch and do everything to win on Sunday”
And Mbappé did well since he was able to play a few minutes against Atalanta before starting against Leipzig: “I launched into a delirium on my own. Maybe I was crazy at first, but the more it progressed and the more there were grounds for hope. I had better feelings and above all I wanted to be there. adventure. And I knew that at some point the team was going to need me. Maybe not by my physical presence on the pitch, but also to bring my good humor. I never wanted to show that I ‘Was bad, although it was a difficult moment. But it was a pleasure to come back against Atalanta, to have helped the team to qualify and today to be able to play again, it was a pleasure. “
The Parisian number 7, however, confided that he was not yet completely free of this injury: “It’s not behind me yet. I feel good, I feel better and better. The more days go by, the better I will feel. But I have to play with a very thick strap, because it’s not top top yet. I have no more pain but you still have to take certain precautions. But I’m ready to help the team, to give my all on the pitch. I think it was seen today, in the previous match and it will be seen on Sunday. Because all I want is to win. I came here to win. And no matter what happens, whether there is pain or not, I’m going to leave my body on the field and do everything to win on Sunday. ”