PSG, Luis Enrique explains his choice for Mbappé

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By: Manu Tournoux

PSG coach Luis Enrique has accepted his choice to put Kylian Mbappé on the bench for the duel against Nantes.

Paris got the better of Nantes this Saturday evening in the championship. A success by two goals with achievements by Lucas Hernandez and Kylian Mbappé. The latter scored, even though he was not starting at kick-off. Luis Enrique addressed the surprising decision in his post-match reaction.

“After a complicated Champions League match, we tried to refresh the team and get it moving. Players had the opportunity to have more minutes »he declared on Canal+.

Luis Enrique denies any problem with Mbappé

The Spanish technician then assured that there was no problem between him and his star player: “Kylian Mbappé? Yes, me and him get along very well. There is no problem “.

Luis Enrique then concluded by specifying that it was almost inevitable to make a turnover given the sequence of matches at this time of the season. “We played a Champions League match two players ago. Some players lacked the energy to play so they had to rotate. Our goals are ambitious, we are fighting for all the titles, we must involve all the players. Five players did not start the Champions League match. It had to be rotated.”

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