"PSG winning the Champions League without me doesn't affect me": Mbappé reacts to his former club's victory

Following PSG's victory in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on May 31, all eyes turned to Kylian Mbappé, the former Parisian star who joined Madrid in the summer of 2024, with everyone waiting for any reaction from the man who didn't exactly leave Nasser al-Khelaïfi 's club on good terms.

It took a week for the French captain to react to Luis Enrique's team's triumph: "I didn't leave too soon, my story with PSG was over. I have no bitterness, I had reached the end of the road. I tried everything and it was destiny that it had to happen without me," he declared at a press conference on the eve of the Nations League third-place match against Germany. "PSG winning the Champions League without me doesn't affect me," Kylian Mbappé declared.

"I was happy, I think they deserve it, they've had so many years where they struggled. I've been through that too, I've been to every Champions League stage in Paris except for the victory. If we talk about the pitch, they deserved it 100%, they're the best team in Europe. I don't remember seeing a team win 5-0 in a major final," also indicated the superstar of the Blues, who reached the C1 final in 2020 in the Paris jersey.

Furthermore, when asked about the next Ballon d'Or, Kylian Mbappé said that if he had to choose someone at the end of the season, it would be Ousmane Dembélé , winner of the Champions League with PSG.

"Does it really need explaining? Right now we're talking about Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembélé, but I'm voting for Dembélé," said the Real Madrid player. Before him, France national team coach Didier Deschamps also gave his preference to Dembélé on Wednesday: "Over the course of a season, and with the one Ousmane is having, he deserves it, and that's all I wish for him. I say yes 100%. Obviously, I'm for Ousmane, since he's French."

His Spanish counterpart, Luis de la Fuente, had stated that he was opting for his compatriot Yamal, while also citing other Spanish names, such as Barcelona's Pedri and Parisian Fabian Ruiz. "I would vote for Spanish players, who for me are the best in the world, " he said with a smile. "Besides footballing qualities, titles are also rewarded, so Lamine, Fabian, or Pedri could be candidates."