Ligue 1: “You have to get used to playing without Kylian”, assumes Luis Enrique, PSG coach

Kylian Mbappé left the locker room just after the start of the second half to join the stands. MAXPPP – Sebastien Botella

The Spanish coach of PSG took his captain out at half-time of the match against Monaco (0-0), Friday March 1, even though the latter was not injured. The French international will leave the Parisian club at the end of the season. 

Kylian Mbappé's exit at half-time of the Paris SG match at Monaco on Friday (0-0) is "100% the coach's decision", taken "for the good of the team", not due to injury, Luis Enrique said. "It's 100% the coach's decision, sooner or later you have to get used to playing without Kylian Mbappé, I make this decision for the good of the team", he declared at a press conference.

Four days before the Champions League

Four days before the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League against Real Sociedad, the questions largely revolved around the management of Kylian Mbappé. Since he announced to the club's leaders his departure next summer, the star striker was placed on the bench against Nantes before returning (2-0), he was released on the hour mark against Rennes (1-1) and replaced at half-time on Friday. "I'm not going to get into that game, for me there's no problem, it's the way I want to handle things& quot;, assured Luis Enrique.

🗣️ "- Y a-t-il un problème avec Mbappé ?
– Je ne rentrerai pas dans ce jeu. Je suis un professionnel."

En conf' de presse d'après-match, le coach du PSG assume la sortie de Mbappé à la pause et assure chercher le meilleur pour son équipe. pic.twitter.com/gzypQWzwFW

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"I've been in football long enough to know that everything is important", in decisions < em>"sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong", but "I don't want to have any controversy, it's my decision" to release it, the technician had also said a few moments earlier on Prime Video.

A second draw in two matches

This draw, the second in a row after the one against Rennes last Sunday, "is good preparation" explained Real Sociedad, he also confided. "In the first half our opponent created more scoring chances, but in the second half we really reversed the trend, we been stronger, we could have won, or lost, so the result is quite fair", added Luis Enrique.