
On the eve of the Champions League match between Inter and Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé expresses enthusiasm for returning to the competition, underlines the difficulty of the upcoming match and defends his role despite criticism of his past at PSG.
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Kylian Mbappé, candidate for the Ballon d'Or, speaks on the eve of the Champions League match between Inter and Real Madrid, also addressing the criticisms relating to his past at PSG.
I am very happy to return to play the Champions League, we are always happy and determined especially at the Bernabeu. It's a further motivation because we are aware that tomorrow will be a difficult match": these are the words of Kylian Mbappé on the eve of the Champions League match between Inter and Real.
"Mourinho - continues the player nominated for the Ballon d'Or - is doing everything possible for the eleven players who play from the start. People have their say, our mentality is to improve as a team to win titles. We think game by game, I try to help the team win, it's an important competition for us." To those who pointed out to him how PSG won two Champions Leagues without him, he replied: "It's someone's opinion, I'm not interested. I know I don't know everything about football but I know it much better than many others. Often there are words and titles that sell but I'm not interested"

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