Kylian Mbappé closed his eyes, frowned and lowered his head in the central circle of the Parc des Princes while Borussia Dortmund celebrated their place in the Wembley final with the 4,000 German fans who traveled to the French capital. Luis Enrique saw it. The coach asked his star to raise his head and thank the public for their support.
“Sad moment in sport. Especially when you lose like this,” Luis Enrique lamented, taking out the statistics booklet. “Borussia must be congratulated. They have had an outstanding Champions League. We have 6 suits in two games. Two in Dortmund and four tonight. And not a goal. This is almost impossible. But that’s football. This is high-competition sport and we want to get up for the next one,” the coach told his Movistar teammates without any questions about Mbappé’s future. “We have not been inferior. But I congratulate you. I wish you the best in the final,” he predicted.
Mbappé listened to Luis Enrique and walked around the stadium with his teammates. They will be for a short time. Except for a major surprise, Mbappé played his last European game yesterday with the PSG shirt, a team he joined seven seasons ago from Monaco. PSG paid 108 million for the Bondy star, who did not score in the semifinals and who leaves without winning a Champions League. He is also left without playing against Real Madrid, his next destination in the absence of official confirmation.
Marquinhos was the footballer who gave voice to PSG’s defeat. “We had the chances,” he said, referring to the six posts against which the ball crashed. ”But Borussia defended well and took advantage of the chance they had from a corner. We have to improve. “This is the Champions League,” he lamented.
And now in terms of the future, most likely thinking that Mbappé will not be there next year, Marquinhos added that “many things are changing and they are going to change more. You have to gain experience. At the beginning of the season, few people thought we would get this far. You have to be calm and thank people for their support,” he stated.
On the other side of the board was the happy coach Edin Terzic. Overjoyed after Borussia Dortmund qualified for a European final 11 years later. “It’s very difficult to explain it. It is an incredible achievement after a tough season with difficult moments. We have given something to our fans. Something important is the ability to dream,” outlined the coach. “Personally, I am happy and proud. If you beat them two games in the semi-finals you deserve to go to the final. We have had a sensational Champions League and we want to continue revitalizing dreams. We don’t care who it is against. “We are going to compete against whoever,” he stated.
