{"id":149207,"date":"2025-06-01T10:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/149207\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:24:15","slug":"kylian-mbappe-reacts-to-psg-champions-league-triumph-with-16-word-post-as-luis-enrique-fires-unsubtle-dig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/149207\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe reacts to PSG Champions League triumph with 16-word post as Luis Enrique fires unsubtle dig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORMER PSG star Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence after the Parisian giants made history in Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Enrique&#8217;s side <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/35204118\/psg-inter-milan-champions-league-final-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thrashed Inter Milan 5-0<\/a> on Saturday night to secure a first-ever Champions League crown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Real Madrid forward, controls a soccer ball.\" height=\"639\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"EPA\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/epa12131244-real-madrids-french-forward-997807960.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kylian Mbappe has congratulated his former club PSG on their maiden Champions League triumph\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/epa12131244-real-madrids-french-forward-997807960.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe has congratulated his former club PSG on their maiden Champions League triumphCredit: EPA<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 of PSG looking down after a soccer game.\" height=\"609\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"EPA\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/epa08621112-kylian-mbappe-psg-final-603671017.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Frenchman suffered heartbreak in the 2020 final for PSG against Bayern Munich\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/epa08621112-kylian-mbappe-psg-final-603671017.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman suffered heartbreak in the 2020 final for PSG against Bayern MunichCredit: EPA<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luis Enrique, PSG manager, lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy.\" height=\"960\" width=\"680\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luis-enrique-psg-trainer-team-999564107.jpg\" data-caption=\"PSG boss Luis Enrique appeared to fire a dig to his former striker after beating Inter\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luis-enrique-psg-trainer-team-999564107.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>PSG boss Luis Enrique appeared to fire a dig to his former striker after beating InterCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/kylian-mbappe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mbappe<\/a> spent six years with PSG as the club tried in vain to end its European hoodoo. <\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old was a beaten finalist in 2020 when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/12479502\/psg-bayern-coman-champions-league-neymar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bayern Munich broke French hearts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mbappe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/28270601\/kylian-mbappe-official-transfer-real-madrid-psg\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left for Real Madrid last summer<\/a> after his contract expired in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>And he sent a gracious message to his former employers as they beat him to a maiden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/champions-league\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Champions League<\/a> title.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Mbappe told his 124 million followers: &#8220;The big day has finally arrived.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Victory &#8211; and in style &#8211; for an entire club. Congratulations @psg.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe&#8217;s exit from Paris was soured by a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/30391441\/kylian-mbappe-psg-rift-mediation-real-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> spat over unpaid wages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/29976767\/kylian-mbappe-unpaid-wages-psg-real-madrid\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made a claim of \u00a346.5million<\/a> against his former club, believing he was owed a signing bonus, his final three months\u2019 salary and an \u201cethical\u201d payment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/betting\/32855412\/best-online-casinos-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BEST ONLINE CASINOS &#8211; TOP SITES IN THE UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enrique was asked about Mbappe following his team&#8217;s history-making win on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard replied: &#8220;We would have loved to have him, but his decision was different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>PSG crowned Champions League winners after smashing Inter Milan 5-0<\/p>\n<p>He then added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve shown that we have stars at the service of the team, and not the other way around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The win was Enrique&#8217;s second Champions League triumph after leading Barcelona to glory 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He used the moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/35205287\/luis-enrique-daughter-xana-tribute-psg-champions-league\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pay tribute to youngest daughter Xana<\/a>, who tragically died in 2019 at the age of nine from bone cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Champions League final REACTION &#8211; PSG 5-0 Inter<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paris-saint-germains-players-celebrate-999546196.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Following his blockbuster move last summer, Mbappe has hit the ground running at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 42 goals in 55 games across all competitions this term. <\/p>\n<p>But Los Blancos went trophyless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/34976642\/barcelona-espanyol-sprinklers-title-celebration-hansi-flick\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">missing out on LaLiga to rivals Barcelona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/34469774\/real-madrid-vs-arsenal-live-score-champions-league-updates\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">crashing out of the CL<\/a> at the quarter final stage to Arsenal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORMER PSG star Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence after the Parisian giants made history in Munich. 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