Champions League win restores Real Madrid’s pride after Mbappé loss
The Hindu
“Everyone is allowed to make their own decision. Real Madrid is still Real Madrid and that’s it,” star Madrid forward, and Kylian Mbappe’s French teammate, Karim Benzema said
A Real Madrid fan at the Champions League final held a Paris Saint-Germain shirt with Kylian Mbappé's name and the number of European titles the France forward has won: Zero.
Back in Spain, Madrid supporters celebrating the club's 14th European title kept reminding Mbappé that he probably made a mistake by not joining their club.
Madrid restored some of its pride after being rejected by Mbappé with a victory over Liverpool on Saturday, securing yet another Champions League title.
A week earlier, the club was mired in disappointment and trying to understand why it was turned down by the young French star who had always said he dreamed about playing for Real Madrid.
“Today Mbappé doesn't exist,” Madrid club president Florentino Pérez said after the team's 1-0 victory at the Stade de France.
“Today it's about Real Madrid's celebrations. What happened with Mbappé is already in the past. It's forgotten.”
Pérez was loudly criticized after not being able to close the deal with the France forward, who had been free to sign a pre-contract with the club.
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