Kylian Mbappé may be on his way out of the French capital, but as long as he’s still in the starting lineup for Paris Saint-Germain, they remain a dangerous team.
The World Cup winner showed why on Tuesday, as he scored a pair of excellent goals in a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad that put PSG back into the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in three seasons.
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“We knew right away that we couldn’t go to sleep,” Mbappé said after the match. “If they had opened the scoring, they would have pushed on with their fans’ backing. We had to dampen their hopes early on.
“That’s what we did, and we’re very happy to be back in the quarterfinals.”
PSG advanced 4-1 on aggregate, with Mbappé also scoring one of the goals in the 2-0 win in the first leg in Paris three weeks ago. ESPN has reported that Mbappé has already told PSG he will not stay with the club after this season, with a move to Real Madrid seeming all but certain.
