PSG star striker Kylian Mbappé said on Tuesday he was ready "to leave (his) body on the ground" to win the Champions League final on Sunday in Lisbon, despite the stigma of his ankle injury.
🎶 "We are in the final! We are in the final! We are we are we are in the final!"
🎉 The huge party for PSG players after qualifying. Apparently Neymar brought his pregnant back! #RMCChampions #RBLPSG #UCLfi pic.twitter.com/yCEhPSxelv
You have enjoyed World Cup victory with the France team in a knockout tournament format. Do you have the impression that there is a parallel with what PSG saw in this "Final 8" after this 3- 0 victory against Leipzig?
Honestly Yes. We have succeeded in creating a group, everyone knows their importance and contributes something to the building. It goes beyond the field stage, we do a lot more activities together. Maybe for some it's too much, but I think that's how you win. We did the same in selection, we created a group and it's easier to run for a friend, to make the sacrifices, when you like it. This is valid in football and in any job. I think we created that at PSG. Afterwards, will it help us win? I don't know, but it will surely help.
With your ankle injury that occurred on July 24, were you afraid of missing out on the competition?
The truth, the night of the victory against Saint-Etienne (in the Coupe de France), I did not believe it. I thought it was dead. I cried all night. But I woke up the next morning telling myself to try to do my best, caring days, to come home and do some more care. When it is ligamentous, we can always save time. I threw myself into a delirium on my own, maybe I was crazy, but the more it progressed the more there were grounds for hope. I had better feelings, and above all I wanted to be on the adventure. I knew that at some point the team was going to need me, without necessarily my physical presence on the pitch. To bring my good humor. I never wanted to show that I was wrong even though it was a difficult time. It was a great pleasure to come back against Atalanta to help the team to qualify and to be able to play again today.
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WE ARE AT THE FINAL OF THE @ChampionsLeague 🙌❤️💙 # WeAreParis pic.twitter.com/wLJaYatm1A
Is your injury behind you?
No, it's not behind me yet. I feel good, better and better. The more the days go by, the better I will feel. But I have to play with a very thick strap + (bandage, editor's note), it's not the best. I have no more pain, but some precautions are needed. But I'm ready to help the team on the pitch as we saw against Atalanta and Tuesday night. All I want is to win. I came here to win. It doesn't matter if there is pain or not, I will leave my body on the field and do everything to win on Sunday.
Do you have a preference between Lyon and Bayern in the final?
A preference for Lyon, of course, because it is a French club. If we don't value our championship, who is going to value it? After that I know it will be a very complicated game. If it's Bayern, it's Bayern. But if it's Lyon, it will have a special flavor.
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