Kylian Mappé did not go into detail on Wednesday in Athens. While he remained in three matches without scoring, the French world champion indeed scored his first quadruple in the Champions League, allowing Real Madrid to overcome Olympiakos (4-3) and thus remain in the leading group in the standings.
Having become the third French player in history to score a quadruple in the Champions League after Béfetimbi Gomis and Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappé nevertheless played it modest in front of the microphones, notably refusing the idea of Mbappé-dependence on Real Madrid.
“It’s a term for journalists. Each player has his role in the team, my job is to score goals,
he said. But I can also say that without the other players we would not win. When we don’t win, you have the right to say that I am one of the responsible ones, but don’t talk to me about “dependency”. »
“He understands football like few players understand it”
Kylian Mbappé was also rave with his friend Vinicius. The Frenchman and the Brazilian looked for each other a lot and showed a good understanding, symbolized by the two assists from the native of Rio for the former Monegasque.
“It’s an honor for me to play with a player of his quality, confided the Bondynois about his teammate.
I have had the chance to play with a lot of high quality offensive players in my career. I am very happy to play with him, he understands football like few players understand it, he is capable of making a lot of differences. We also have to give him room to express himself, he is a fundamental player for us. »
