By Joiner Martínez
01 Mar 2024, 19:16 PM EST
Life without Kylian Mbappé at Paris Saint Germain (PSG) seems to have started earlier than expected, after the goalless draw against Monaco in the last French League match.
The news was not the result, but Kylian Mbappé, who was substituted at half-time with the score tied and went directly to the box to watch the second half.
The attacker of the Parisian team, with no influence during the first half, gave way to Randal Kolo Muani when the game was tied without goals and with many chances for Monaco that were saved by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Mbappé was also replaced by Luis Enrique Martínez last matchday in Ligue 1. Against Stade Rennais, when PSG was losing 0-1, he left the field of play in the 65th minute and Gonçalo Ramos entered.
Since the news broke of Mbappé’s departure at the end of the season, Luis Enrique has replaced his player on two occasions, both consecutive. After the first one, he explained why he decided to change the star to him.
“It’s very easy to answer. Sooner or later, sooner or later, this is going to happen and we have to get used to playing without Kylian. When I consider it appropriate, he will play, and when not, he will not play, as all coaches do with their players,” he said.
In this case, Luis Enrique may have decided to reserve Mbappé for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 that Paris Saint-Germain will have to play next Tuesday against Real Sociedad with a 2-0 lead. that he achieved in the first leg.
The most curious image is that Mbappé did not watch the rest of the game from the bench, but from the box, also accompanied by his mother.
Luis Enrique: “It’s my decision”
The Paris Saint-Germain coach, Luis Enrique Martínez, spoke about the second consecutive substitution of Kylian Mbappé and declared that he does not want to discuss the issue and that it was simply his decision.
The coach clarified that his team has to learn to play without its star, who will probably leave the PSG discipline next season.
“Sooner or later we will have to play without him. I try to find the best solutions for the team. With him, sometimes there is a dependency. Sooner or later he won’t play with us, we have to get used to it. I have to make decisions all the time, make the best ones for the team. “I don’t want to argue, it’s my decision,” he said.
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