Kylian Mbappé got benched vs Nantes, the excuse that Luis Enrique made up
What reason did Luis Enrique give for leaving Mbappé on the bench?
Paris Saint-Germain won their Ligue 1 match against Nantes today. Beyond the victory, the controversy began early in the match, in fact, before it began, as Luis Enrique decided to put Kylian Mbappé on the bench.
The reason why the news caught attention is that it was only 2 days after Kylian Mbappé informed Al Khelaifi that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. On social media, it was said that it was a type of punishment for wanting to go out.
Luis Enrique brought Kylian Mbappé on to play at minute 67 of the second half, and still gave him time to score a goal, showing that a player of Kylian Mbappé's caliber should never be on the bench
So, what did Luis Enrique say about Kylian Mbappe not starting? “It is very simple and at the same time complicated to explain. We played in the Champions League almost two days ago. "I think it was very important to give minutes to players who had not participated in the last Champions League game."
What else did Luis Enrique say?
At the end of the match, the Spanish coach commented and assured that he gets along well with Mbappé, he has a good relationship with him: "We understand each other well! There is no problem." Furthermore, despite winning, he acknowledged that "it was a complicated match."
