Mbappé delighted with PSG’s Champions League win: “We took it step by step”

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·08 de setembro de 2025

Mbappé delighted with PSG’s Champions League win: “We took it step by step”

In a showdown with Paris Saint-Germain and not well-liked by fans since his departure in the summer of 2024, Kylian Mbappé, a 26-year-old Real Madrid forward, spoke about PSG's victory in the Champions League last May. Against all odds, he almost expressed a declaration of love for the capital club, which he represented for seven seasons.

Mbappé: "It was the logical next step."

"I was happy because I have quite a few friends on the team. It's a club that meant a lot to me. I played there for seven years; for now, it's the club where I've played the longest in my career. It's certainly special, I know how special it was for Parisians, for the fans, to win this trophy. They won it. As I said, it was the logical next step."

Mbappé: "It's great for them. I wish them the best."

We were close in previous years. They managed to do what we couldn't, the final step. We completed the previous steps, but this is the most important one, the one that takes you to the higher spheres. Because the club will now move into another sphere. It's great for them. I wish them the best."

A surprising statement, but one that matches the persona he presents to the media. Mbappé always wants to maintain his image and has no reason today to show any hostility towards his former club. It was obviously more interesting for him to be dismissive of PSG when he wore their colors to hasten his move to Real Madrid.

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Now a Madrid player, he could admire from his living room the club from his hometown making history in French football. One might wonder how much he truly appreciated this victory. Mbappé clings to it a bit by mentioning their "close" paths and a "logical next step." But the fact remains that he will miss this part in his history with PSG. It's up to him to win the competition with another club so that the shadow isn't too large.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.