Kylian Mbappe is embracing the challenge of Barcelona going into the pair’s matchup in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Mbappe is likely to leave the French club this summer. Therefore, the 2023/24 Champions League is his last chance to win the continental competition for PSG. The next step in that journey is against Barcelona, the club sitting second in La Liga.
Speaking to Telefoot, Mbappe said the great players show up in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League. He has exhibited as much when he scored a hat trick against Barcelona in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou. Despite an up-and-down season from the Catalan club, Mbappe did not hold back when talking about his preparations to play Barcelona this week.
“It’s the time for great players,” Mbappe said about the UEFA Champions League. “I am ready, as always. I am not going to hide. Seeing the dynamic we have, I’m sure we’re going to give it our all, then the result… It’s in God’s hands.”
PSG has only ever advanced beyond the quarterfinals of the Champions League twice in its history. Those came in back-to-back seasons at the turn of the decade. In the 2019/20 campaign, PSG was the runner-up in the Champions League. In the following season, PSG fell to Manchester City in the semifinals of the competition. Mbappe played a key role in both those competitions. He scored 13 goals across those two competitions, but that figure has only improved since then.
Barcelona is in the way of Mbappe in the Champions League quarters
Kylian Mbappe has emerged as one of the great players in the world. Having been among the top scorers in each of the last five seasons in the UEFA Champions League, PSG’s success is largely a product of Mbappe’s output. When Mbappe does not do well, PSG does not do well. There have been instances of Mbappe succeeding, but PSG floundering. For example, the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with Real Madrid saw…
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-04-08 21:19:31
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