Kylian Mbappe has praised his teammates for their role in Sunday’s 5-0 home win over Lyon that saw the French champions set a new record of nine wins from their opening nine fixtures.
“My performance was good, but it was a team effort above all,” Mbappe told Canal+ after the final whistle at Parc des Princes.
“We got the record and I will put my man of the match award in my trophy cabinet. Records are great, but I want to insist of the team aspect — there will be other chances to speak about records.
“The team is the most important thing. We wanted to measure ourselves against a team like Lyon. They are a great team — they showed that in the Champions League and in big matches.
“The title is still far off and there will be plenty to do before it is won.”
Teammate Neymar, who added an assist to his penalty strike, lauded Mbappe after the first quadruple of his career.
“We knew before this match that we have a great team,” said the Brazil international. “We are going from strength to strength.
“I am very happy for Kylian — he is a player with great qualities and he handles responsibility well. We are friends and I hope to help him succeed in more games like this one.
“Kylian is a phenomenon — a star. He is a technical leader and the whole squad respects him. When he speaks, he does not care that he is just 19.
“I congratulate Kylian and I hope that he continues like this as football will thank him.”
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel was delighted with what he saw from Mbappe and Neymar in attack after Presnel Kimpembe was sent off and admitted that it was a “crazy match.”
“The first half was tough as Lyon started well,” the German tactician said. “It was a crazy match. Lyon played with great quality and made things difficult. In the second half, 10 men against 10, we showed very good mentality — it was incredible.
“We stayed together. I told my players at half-time to defend well. My team do not surprise me as I know that they are capable of special things. They play and go through things as a team. Today was amazing and we deserved to win.”
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