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Following PSG’s victory over Lille (3-1) on Saturday evening in Ligue 1, Luis Enrique took stock of the state of health of Kylian Mbappé.
As announced in the press, Kylian Mbappé was a substitute at the kick-off of the match won by Paris Saint-Germain against Lille (3-1), Saturday evening at the Parc des Princes, for the 21st day of Ligue 1. Victim of a big sole on the left ankle this week in the Coupe de France, the Parisian number 7 did not even come into play against the Mastiffs.
After the meeting, Luis Enrique explained why he left the Bondy kid on the bench. “We didn’t want to take any risks, we could have brought him in, he could have played if it had been a final. I think it was smart on his part, and on mine, to be cautious.”indicated the technician Spanish on Canal+.
“It wouldn’t have made sense for him to play”
Luis Enrique then assured that his 25-year-old striker will be fit to play in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Real Sociedad next Wednesday. “Kylian Mbappé will be 100% without a doubt on Wednesday. He feels good physically, he said. We didn’t want to take any risks. If it had been a final, he would have played. This was not the case. It wouldn’t have made sense for him to play. »
The Parisian coach also mentioned the non-starting of captain Marquinhos, who also remained on the bench during the entire match. “Marquinhos was a little affected during the week against Brest, he confided. So we thought it wasn’t worth taking the risk. » All these beautiful people should therefore be operational for the big return of the C1.
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