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I’d do it again, says Mbappe after red card

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6 years ago

September 1, 2018

Kylian Mbappe said he had no regrets after his sending – off in Paris Saint-Germain ’ s win at Nimes on Saturday , and claimed he would not hesitate to do the same thing again .
Having earlier scored , the 19 -year – old striker was shown a straight red card in stoppage time at the end of PSG’ s 4 – 2 victory after shoving over the Nimes midfielder Teji Savanier .

That foul was in retaliation after he had been scythed down by Savanier , and the Nimes player was also sent off for the foul .

“ No , no , no , ” said Mbappe afterward when asked if he wished he had not responded the way he did .

“ If I had to do it again, I would and I would apologise to all the supporters and to everyone.

“ I cannot tolerate that sort of gesture , it doesn ’ t belong on a football field . It wouldn ’ t be a problem if he intended to play the ball , but he made no attempt to play the ball , we all saw it .

“ But it doesn ’ t matter, I ’ ll go and defend myself before the disciplinary committee. ”

Mbappe will now be automatically suspended for PSG’ s next game , a home match against Saint- Etienne on September 14 that precedes a trip to Liverpool in the Champions League.

But the nature of the offence means he could face a lengthier ban from domestic action .

PSG had been 2 – 0 up at half -time through goals from Neymar and Angel di Maria , the latter direct from a corner , only for Nimes to pull themselves back level in the second half .

It was Mbappe ’ s 77 th – minute goal that punctured the home side ’ s hopes , before Edinson Cavani secured the win late on to leave PSG with maximum points after four games of the Ligue 1 season .

Asked if he doubted that PSG would win all three points , Mbappe said : “ No , we want to be a great team , and a great team must learn never to doubt itself , even in difficulty . We were in a lot of difficulty today but we come away with the victory . ”