Kylian Mbappé Reacts To PSG Champions League Win, Reveals Ballon d’Or Pick

‎Kylian Mbappe said he was pleased to see Paris Saint-Germain win the Champions League for the first time this season.

‎He mentioned this despite having left the club a year earlier under contentious circumstances to join Real Madrid.

‎PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 last week to win Europe’s premier club competition for the first time, having lost in the 2020 final to Bayern Munich.

‎”I was happy, they deserved it, they’ve been through so many problems, I’ve been through that too. I’ve been through every stage of the Champions League except winning it,” Mbappe told reporters on Saturday.

‎”They were the best team in Europe. I can’t remember ever seeing them go 5-0 up. It’s 100% deserved, they’re becoming the team everyone wants to beat.”

‎Last year, Mbappe left PSG on a free transfer despite being the club’s all-time top scorer. However, he took his former team to court over an unpaid wages dispute worth 55 million euros ($62.67 million).

‎Since joining Real Madrid, the 26-year-old has scored 43 goals in all competitions, but the team has not secured any major trophies.

‎They finished as runners-up in La Liga and the Copa del Rey to Barcelona and were eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals by Arsenal.

‎But the French forward said there were no hard feelings as he watched his former teammates lift the trophy they had coveted for years.

‎”PSG won the Champions League without me, that doesn’t affect me. That’s a good thing. I think we all face challenges in our careers,” Mbappe said.

‎”I’m a bit more in the eye of the storm, which is good. I’ve always liked being in these positions, it’s up to me to work. I’ve reversed quite a few trends in my career, I’ve had a lot of things stuck on my back and I’ve managed to get them off.

‎”Did I leave too soon? No, my story was over, it had to end. There was no bitterness, I’d reached the end of my tether.”

‎Mbappe also stated that he would vote for PSG forward, Ousmane Dembele over Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or for the best player of the year.

Dembele scored 33 goals and provided 15 assists across all competitions, helping PSG secure a rare treble by winning the Ligue 1 title and the French Cup.

‎”Would I vote for Dembele? Yes. Is there really any need to explain?… I’m going for Dembele. It’s very clear,” he said.