Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was a happy man on Wednesday night in Lisbon. For the first time in its history under the Qatari era, Paris SG rose to the semi-finals of the Champions League by dominating Atalanta Bergamo (2-1). A success that the French champions owe in part to Neymar, who, if he did not score, signed a great performance by being named man of the match, but also to Kylian Mbappé, author of an excellent entry into the game in the 58th minute. The Parisian president has also made a point of repeating his attachment to his two stars that he wants to see as long as possible stay in the capital.
“Neymar, with Kylian (Mbappé) he's one of the best players in the world, he's in the top three. He was the man of the match and he had a great game. He and Kylian will never leave, they will stay (at PSG) ", slipped the Qatari leader at the microphone of RMC Sport. A strong “declaration of love” while the Brazilian has expressed his desires elsewhere several times since his arrival in Paris three seasons ago and that Kylian Mbappé appears on the shelves of Real Madrid in the short or medium term.
"We need that to change mentalities in the club and something that blocked us until then"
The manager also wanted to celebrate a qualifying which came at the right time on August 12, the 50th anniversary of Paris SG: “It's a special day for the club's 50th anniversary. That's wonderful. We need that to change mentalities in the club and something that was blocking us until then. I want to thank everyone, the players and the coach. Everyone said we weren't ready but we showed we have great players. It is the history of the club that is being written today. We are going to celebrate that but tomorrow we will think about the semi-final. " This will reserve Atlético Madrid or Red Bull Leipzig for Paris SG, which will face each other on Thursday evening in Lisbon.
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