During an interview published this Tuesday, Lucas Hernandez said that Kylian Mbappé was the toughest opponent he faced.
Wednesday, the Paris Saint Germain will play a major part of his season on the lawn of the Borussia Dortmund. Second in Group F, the Parisians will finish first in the event of a victory but could be eliminated from the Champions League in the event of a draw or defeat and Newcastle victory at the same time.
Hernandez impressed by Mbappé
Before this crucial match, Lucas Hernandez confided in Parisian, an interview in which he notably returned to his position as a defender, which he loves. On this occasion, the French international spoke about the toughest attacker he had to face during his career. And it was one of his teammates at PSG who was the lucky one, Kylian Mbappé. “The striker who impressed me the most? If I have to bring out one, I would perhaps say Kylian Mbappé. It’s never easy to defend against such fast players. When I was at Bayern, he hurt us in 2021”confided the 2018 world champion, who faced the native of Bondy in the quarter-final of the 2021 Champions League.
🗣️ Lucas Hernandez: “The striker who impressed me the most? If I have to bring out one, I might say Kylian Mbappé. It’s never easy to defend against such fast players. When I was at Bayern, he hurt us in 2021.”
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During his time at Atlético Madrid between 2014 and 2019, the 27-year-old also admitted to being impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo during the derby against real Madrid.
