He had something to smile about!
Despite fifteen minutes of hesitation which allowed Montpellier to return to the match, Luis Enrique's men were able to erase any doubts in the blink of an eye to ultimately sign their biggest victory of the season (6-2).
With in particular a hat-trick from the captain of the Blues and spectacular goals from Vitinha and Lee.
Despite the fifteen minutes of hesitation in the first period, we imagine that you remember this incredible second period...
LUIS ENRIQUE.
I rather keep the whole match.
We played a complete match with ambition to get the three points from the start.
We had problems in defense and we conceded too many counterattacks but in the second half we showed the good rhythm and confidence of our team.
Our goals were spectacular.
We faced a good team from Montpellier but we showed a very high level and demonstrated that we wanted to win this championship.
In terms of offensive animation and goal construction, is this one of your best matches?
When I watch the match in replay and analyze it, I will tell you but I think we are on the same momentum as we have been for a month.
It's a run where the team performs very well in all matches.
No matter which player is going to play, we show that we are ready.
We still conceded counterattacks and our opponent was forced to press us, leaving a little more space.
And when there is, it's much easier.
Is this period of uncertainty not a good thing for the future and reminds you of what awaits your players when they release?
I would have preferred not to concede these two goals.
We had to make adjustments in defense because we conceded a lot of counterattacks.
You know that to attack against a team that plays low, you have to be very well organized and we had a little less success.
The second goal comes from an individual error that we normally don't make.
In the end, it was beneficial that our opponent scored two goals because it forced us to get more into the match.
It was a complete match and it will allow us to grow and be better.
With his hat-trick, Kylian Mbappé was one of the protagonists of this match, how do you judge his match?
Would he have started without Ousmane Dembélé's loss?
Never mind !
I don't know the information you had (about Ousmane) so surprise, surprise (he speaks English).
Kylian, he was exceptional, as he is most of the time.
As long as we can take advantage of him it will be so much the better and when he is not there, we will have to increase the level.
Nuno Mendes scored tonight.
What do you think of his return and will this goal do him any good?
Lucas had to go out because he had a little physical problem and we didn't want to take any risks.
With Nuno we are careful, we give him minutes but in a controlled manner.
We already knew him, he's a top player in attack, in defense, with the ball.
We just want to support him in his recovery process and so that he regains his confidence.
Apart from Mbappé's strike, there are also two goals from Lee and Vitinha from long shots.
Is this something you are working on specifically?
When you have players of this quality, it's the norm.
Since he was born Kylian has been scoring goals from outside the box.
And for Vitinha and Lee, it's pretty much the same.
There are other players who have this quality like Warren Zaire-Emery.
I think we need to motivate the players to keep trying.
All the coaches work on this type of aspect and today the goals were spectacular.