"We have to go there to win," said Kylian Mbappé

The coach was accompanied by Kylian Mbappé to give their reactions to PSGTV after Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat against Bayern Munich (0-1).

CHRISTOPHE GALTIER

“Yes, I knew we were going to be challenged by Bayern Munich, who are ready athletically, technically and tactically, and that we were going to suffer in possession. There were obviously two sides to the game. We knew that we were going to suffer as long as our attacking play was not working on the pitch. It’s very difficult to play against a team like Bayern Munich when you are pressed. Obviously, even with the absence of Kylian, they pressed very, very hard. We wanted to go through our flanks as well. We did it once or twice with Nuno Mendes. Unfortunately, Achraf felt some pain very quickly in the first half.

Unfortunately, I repeat unfortunately, we conceded the goal at the moment when the changes were going to take place, with a reorganisation in the middle and a reorganisation on an offensive level and we conceded a goal at that moment. It is obviously a shame. But afterwards, the team reacted well, there was a lot more verticality, more good link-ups. There were some contributions, especially from Nuno Mendes. We managed to take them out of their comfort zone, unfortunately without being able to equalise. The fact remains that there is a return match and that is the reality.

Tonight, we knew that they were not going to qualify, so there is no one eliminated. Obviously, this is a result that does not satisfy us. But I dare to hope that in three weeks, our squad will recover both freshness and some important players that we can have over the duration of the game, a consistent team, and which can produce a complete game as they were able to produce in the last half hour.”

KYLIAN MBAPPÉ

“As we said, we said we had to take the positives. It’s a two-legged tie. We can’t change what happened in the first leg. We will go there to qualify. We know that there is a possibility. There is always a good possibility to qualify. So we will go there with a lot of energy and determination.It’s not a comeback. There’s no longer the away goal. We have to score a goal and we’ll be level, so we have to go there and win. Play our game, play attacking football, which we know how to do and try to go there and win.My feeling? I was a bit concerned, but I gave everything I had and I have nothing left. Now we have to continue and recover well. Like I said, get everyone back healthy and all come back at 100 percent, and I’m sure it can go well.”