PSG’s return match in the round of 16 overshadowed by the saga of Kylian Mbappé’s departure

PSG faces Real Sociedad in the round of 16 of the Champions League, on the evening of Tuesday March 5. This is the return match, after a 2-0 victory for the Parisians in the first leg. “That’s the only thing we should talk about. Well, we hardly talk about that.”, indicates journalist Samuel Ollivier, present on the set of 8 Heures. Kylian Mbappé is “at the center of all attention”, continues the journalist. As a reminder, the player announced to PSG leaders 15 days ago that he was going to leave the club at the end of the season. “He hasn’t said it officially yet”specifies Samuel Ollivier.

Three matches since the announcement

“Since then, there have been three matches. Against Nantes, the French star starts on the sidelines (…), he sulks, he comes on and he scores. Against Rennes, substitution in the 65th minute while “He wasn’t injured. And then against Monaco this weekend, it was the ultimate humiliation: exit at half-time. It’s the first time that this has happened for him in seven years in Paris.”, explains the journalist. Samuel Ollivier explains that the player then went to the stands instead of taking his place on the bench. “This is how PSG prepares for its most important match of the season in the round of 16 of the Champions League”deplores the journalist.