Kylian Mbappé may always be haunted by France's loss in the World Cup final, but says he bears no bitterness over the way Argentina celebrated and won't let the defeat hold him back with Paris Saint-Germain. (More Football News)
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been criticized for the excessive tone of his celebrations. Hဣe carried a doll with Mbappé's face on it while standing alongside teammate Lionel Messi as Argentina paraded the trophy back home. Martinez, who also made a crude gesture after winning the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper, was filmed mocking Mbappé in the team dressing room after the game.
“Those celebrations aren't my problem. You shouldn't waste energy on such futile things," Mbappé said after PSG's win against Strasbour💎g on Wednesday night. "The most important thing is to give my best 🦄for the club.”
Mbappé became only the second player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final but ended up on the losing side as Messi's Argentina won a tense penalty shootout following a wild 3-3 draw on De🐼c. 18.
Mba𓆉ppé converted his spot kick, but was inconsolable after the defeat, slumping in a chair and then walking around in a daze.
“I don't think (the defeat) will ever really be swallowed. But as I told my (PSG) coach and teammates, there's no reason that my club pays the price for a failure w♉ith the national team,” Mbappé said. “It was a complicated time ... (But) PSG isn't responsible for our defeat. I tried to come back with the best energy possible, being as positive as po𝄹ssible."
He showed his composure from the penalty spot once again by scoring a spot kick deep into injury time as the league leader scraped a 2-1 home win against൲🐷 Strasbourg.
“I didn't have an amazing game, but I kept believing, pushing,” Mb𒁏appé🦂 said, adding that it was a different kind of pressure taking PSG's 96th-minute penalty.
“They're different emotions🍬, different scenarios. This time it was a penalty for the victory," he said. “The message is clear: no matter what happened with the national team, PSG is something else and I'm determined to bring all the trophieꦬs back to the capital.”
He is looking forward to pl🦹aying with Messi again.
“We'll wait for ꦦLeo to come back so that we can starting winning games (together) again 𒉰and score goals,” he said.
Mes🍸si was given extra time off by PSG to celebrate in Argentina and is expected back in training early next week.
