Six goals in the tie, two in the first leg and four in the second leg. But the great José Ángel Iribar said that “the sticks are the goalkeeper’s best defenses, because they save the goals when you are beaten.” AND Paris Saint-Germain was not able to score a single goal against Borussia Dortmund, who won both games by the minimum and fairly got into the final at Wembley, where Kylian Mbappé will not be there.
The French forward will not be able to meet Real Madrid, who still have to defeat Bayern Munich tonight at the Santiago Bernabéu to avoid a German final like the one played in the 2012-13 season. In the white locker room the pairing with Kylian Mbappé was not funny because the players prefer that the focus remain on sports and a hypothetical meeting with Mbappé would have triggered rumors about his imminent arrival at Real Madrid. Something that is closed and that this elimination can accelerate, although the forward has a contract with the Parisian club until next June 30.
Mbappé needs Madrid more than the other way around
The white dressing room intended to escape from that morbidity, regardless of the fact that the rival could be Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain or Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund, who was Jurgen Klopp’s assistant. Focused on eliminating Bayern in a second leg for which they could breathe optimism, but a lot of respect On the part of the footballers, the squad watched the match between the French and Germans in the hours prior to this Wednesday’s match at the Bernabéu.
Kylian Mbappé reached the semifinals as the competition’s top scorer, tied on eight goals with Harry Kane, two ahead of Griezmann and Haaland, and three more than Rodrygo, Vinicius and Morata. But in these two games against Borussia the Frenchman has not been able to score and that has been missed by his team, who leaves without scoring a single goal against the Germans. Mbappé will leave PSG without winning the Champions League and it is confirmed that Kylian needs Madrid more than Madrid needs the Frenchman at the moment. The one from Bondy leaves after seven seasons looking to win the European Cup, but it has not been possible. Neither with Neymar and Messi by his side, nor without them. One fiasco after another that makes him leave without having won a single international title with PSG.
Criticism from the French press was immediate. ‘Le Parisien’ warned in its chronicle that “the symbol of frustration was a mute Kylian Mbappé, a simple agitator who limited himself to taking low centers that generated cold sweats in the German fans. Or a shot well deflected by the German goalkeeper.” ‘L’Equipe’ dedicated a few lines to the forward under the title “Mbappé, the unfinished work”, in which the following could be read: “He will never lift the ‘Orejona’ with the PSG. Kylian Mbappé will not have completed his mission, the fault of an intractable Borussia Dortmund, who defended him perfectly during both matches. But also and above all from him, who did almost everything wrong in 180 minutes. He could have rekindled the flame by equalizing in the final minutes, but his shot hit the crossbar (87′). He could also have benefited from a penalty in a borderline contact with Nico Schlotterbeck (91′), but such a player should not wait so long to make a difference. With 18 turnovers, he narrowly missed. Lined up on the left wing, despite it being his favorite area, the Blues captain became frustrated. His mark on Paris will be tarnished forever.”
On Saturday he says goodbye to the Parc des Princes
PSG continues to compete in the French Ligue 1, although it is already champion with 12 points of distance over the second placed, Monaco. This Saturday, against Toulouse, Mbappé will play his last game at the Parc des Princes with the Parisian team after seven seasons. And then he will play in the Cup final on May 25 against Lyon in what could be his last title as a player for the Parisian club. The forward simply stated that he was “very disappointed for elimination” and left when he was asked if he would support Real Madrid against Bayern in this Wednesday’s semi-final.
For his part, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, did not want to talk about Mbappé’s future and limited himself to stating the following: “I am proud of my team, we have the youngest team in the Champions League and we have qualified three times for the semi-finals in the last five years. Our goal is to reach the final and win it, but sometimes football is not fair and we have to accept it.”
2024-05-08 10:31:56
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