Asked about Kylian Mbappé on the eve of the Coupe de France final against Olympique Lyonnais, Luis Enrique showed great transparency.
He will have taken a certain pleasure in taking everyone wrong on his team compositions, all season, but this time, there will be no suspense. For Paris Saint-Germain’s latest outing, Luis Enrique was transparent about the use of Kylian Mbappé.
While the hypothesis of putting the star on the bench began to gain weight after the controversies over his escapade in Cannes, the PSG coach clearly indicated that the 2018 world champion would start for this Cup final of France against Olympique Lyonnais.
Luis Enrique decided for Mbappé
Luis Enrique has no criticism to make of his scorer. “ The involvement of all the players was perfect. I think the credit goes not to me, but to the match we play tomorrow, because it’s a final. There will be two supporters’ corners, 90 minutes and a possible extra time, it’s always a special match. I’m delighted with what I see in training, all the players have the right attitude. »
Then asked indirectly about the use of the attacker, the Asturian technician did not beat around the bush. “ Want to know if he’s going to play? Of course“, he said, with a smile on his face, before being asked again about the tenure of the Bondy prodigy. “ Of course“, Luis Enrique retorted again. There will be at least one name in the probable composition of Paris Saint-Germain.