Mbappe 'Not Bitter', Says 'Didn't Leave Too Soon; My Story With PSG Was Over'
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Kylian Mbappe said there is no bitterness towards PSG's Champions League win after his move to Real Madrid.
France captain Kylian Mbappe stated on Saturday that he harbours no resentment towards Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory following his departure to Real Madrid.
'I didn't leave too soon; my story with PSG was over. I am not bitter; I had reached the end of the road," Mbappe said during a press conference before Sunday's Nations League third-place play-off against Germany in Stuttgart.
PSG triumphed 5-0 over Inter Milan to win the Champions League in Munich the previous Saturday, marking the club's first victory in the competition.
'I tried everything, and it was destiny that it happened without me," Mbappe remarked.
'PSG winning the Champions League without me doesn't affect me. I was happy, and I think they deserved it.
'They've had many years of struggle. I've been there too; I've played in every Champions League stage in Paris except for the victory.
'They're the best team in Europe.
'I don't remember seeing a team win 5-0 in a major final."
Mbappe has expressed his ambition to win Europe's premier club competition, but the closest he came with his boyhood club was a loss in the 2020 final to Bayern Munich.
The 24-year-old transferred to Madrid in the summer of 2024 hoping to capture the Champions League, but the Spanish giants were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Arsenal in April.
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June 07, 2025, 16:47 IST
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