Suspended from the Champions Trophy and package in Clermont, the 23-year-old crack is operational to face Montpellier, Saturday (9 p.m.), for the premiere of PSG at the Parc des Princes in 2022-23.
Kylian Mbappé, the return. As he had hinted on Saturday evening, after the 5-0 victory in Clermont, Christophe Galtier did not hide that Bondy’s crack is called to make his big debut in 2022-23 on Saturday (9 p.m.), against Montpellier, during the second day of Ligue 1. “The little discomfort he had before Clermont has completely disappeared with the care put in place. He came back very dynamic this week“, said the Parisian coach this Thursday, at a press conference. Recall that Mbappé had missed the Champions Trophy against Nantes (4-0) due to suspension before being forced to give up Clermont, injured.
In the meantime, we saw a fiery Messi / Neymar tandem against Nantes and again in Clermont. What about the integration of “KM” on the front of the attack? “There is no difficulty integrating Kylian. Do you realize the privilege for the coach to be able to count on Kylian in this attacking trio? He was disrupted in his preparation with this suspension and he finally had little playing time in preparation because there was the objective of preparing the team as well as possible for the Champions Trophy. He doesn’t have many minutes in his legs but he’s in good shape“Slips Christophe Galtier, amused that such a question was asked at a press conference.
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Obviously, it’s a big added bonus to have Kylian with us.
Christophe Galtier
And the 55-year-old technician continues: “I worked a lot on the associations throughout the week and watched a lot of what was done last season in different patterns, different offensive animations. They are used to playing all three together, they perform very well. Currently, it’s true that Ney and Leo, who have done all the preparation and played two 90-minute matches between the Champions Trophy and L1, have a little more rhythm. But I have no fear that Kylian will be up to speed quickly. Afterwards, over the duration of the match (Saturday), we will see. But they are used to it so I have no problem with that. They know each other perfectly, they know how to play for each other. Obviously, it’s a big added bonus to have Kylian with us.»
Montpellier is THE club against which Kylian Mbappé, 23, has been the most decisive so far in his career. If he scored more against Dijon (12 goals), the tricolor world champion shook the net 11 times against the Hérault club, as much as against Lyon, but with the added bonus of eight assists. Clearly, Mbappé was decisive 19 times in 11 matches against Montpellier Hérault Sport Club.
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