Champions League: Outgoing PSG star Kylian Mbappe ‘confident’ of his side beating Dortmund in second leg
Champions League: Outgoing PSG star Kylian Mbappe 'confident' of his side beating Dortmund in second leg
Outgoing Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is confidentthat hisside can reach the Champions League final as they host Borussia Dortmund in the second leg on Tuesday (May 7) evening. Trailing 1-0 after the first leg, PSG will need to win at any cost to stand a chance of reaching the final of the Champions League for the second time in theclub’shistory. Dortmund, meanwhile, are hopingtoreachtheir third final, having previously won the tournament in 1997 and lost in 2013.
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Mbappe confident of PSG progress
"We'reconfident thatwe'llcome back from that score and reach the final,"Mbappé saidat achildren'sevent ahead of the second leg in Paris.
"There'sa lot of pressure, which isnormalbecausethere'sa place in the Champions League final at stake, which is very important.Especiallywhen you consider theclub'srecord in the competition.
"We'reawareofthepressure,butthegroupisextremelycalm.We'reconfidentthatwe'll
comebackfrom that score and reach the final."
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"I'veoften had the same warning from the children.I'veheard a lot of'You'vegot to win!'And they'reright, wehave to win.”
Like the quarterfinal second leg, PSG will walk into the semifinal second leg with a task in handhavingtrailed Barcelona 3-2. However, they did manage to beat the Spanish side 4-1 to advance into the semis and will be hoping for the same.
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Mbappe leads fromfront
Striker Kylian Mbappe is in red-hot form for PSGhavingscoredeight goals in the competition,levelwith BayernMunich’sHarry Kane for most goals scored in the 2023-24 Champions League.Despite confirmingofhis desire to leave PSG earlier, Mappe will look to end his stint with the side on a positive note with a likely treble in sight.
PSG have already won the French Ligue title and are in the final of the Coup deFrance where they play Lyon in the final. A place in the Champions League final will see them on course for theside’sfirst-ever European treble.