Luis Enrique led Paris Saint-Germain to a very first Champions League triumph and could not resist going into one last time after he was asked for Kylian Mbappe
Luis Enrique roasted the best night in the history of Paris Saint-Germain while the French giants were rewarded for throwing away their 'galacticos' approach with a maiden champions league title.
But the Spaniard, 55, could not escape in the night of Munich without being asked about Kylian Mbappe. The French striker was PSG's poster boy, the jewel in their expensive crown, before he ended his contract to join Real Madrid.
With people like Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi in tow, PSG still did not succeed in the Champions League.
But in a year in which Mbappe and Real Madrid attracted a blank in Europe, PSG ended their duck in a spectacular way – and Enrique implied that the attacker is only to blame for missing the parties.
“We would have liked him, but his decision was different,” Enrique said when he was questioned about the Real Madrid star after he had seen his PSG team Inter Milan dismantled to claim a historic 5-0 win in Germany.
“We have shown that we have stars at the service of the team, and not the other way around.”
For his part, Mbappe, who quoted the desire to win the biggest prizes of the games when he came to Real Madrid on a free transfer last summer, immediately to social media to congratulate his old club.
The 26-year-old wrote about his Instagram story: “The big day has finally arrived. Victory and in the club's style. Congratulations PSG.”
Former Wolves midfielder Vitinha also seemed to focus an excavation on the teams of the club of Oude Post-Match, littered with star, by underline how good PSG's current crop is. He said to TNT Sports: “It means everything, it means everything.
“The fans are the most important reason that we wanted to win this trophy, but we wanted to win it for many reasons. It's our dream, it's everyone's dream, it's my dream, and I'm glad we made it. It's incredible.
“It says a lot [about these players] – It's a very good team. The result is not by magic. We are a very good team, and now we are going to celebrate. “