Kylian Mbappe expressed his disappointment at PSG’s loss in Milan, but he refrained from addressing the subject of whether the team can win the Champions League this year.

After losing to AC Milan, Kylian Mbappe acknowledged that Paris Saint-Germain “failed in a few things” and sidestepped a question on their prospects of qualifying for the Champions League.

The Serie A powerhouses defeated the Parisians 2-1 on Tuesday night, handing them their second Champions League away loss of the year. Following Milan Skriniar’s goal to put them up, Stefano Pioli’s team responded with goals from Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao to take the three points. Mbappe, who hadn’t addressed the media since June, was unafraid to acknowledge that PSG trailed Milan in the standings.

“It is a defeat, a second defeat away from home, it is never easy to lose, we are disappointed. We failed in quite a few things and we will try to respond at home against Newcastle,” the forward told reporters after the match.

When pressed on the reasons for PSG’s struggles away from home, he replied: “I don’t know, I don’t know (regarding the difficulties away from home). We are disappointed, we tried to put all the ingredients on our side to win, but it didn’t happen like that.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE: PSG are yet to win the Champions League and their obsession with the European trophy is well documented. Club president Nasser Al-Kheliafi strung together an enviable forward line comprising of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe to realise the unfulfilled dream of becoming European champions but his efforts failed to reap dividends in the two years that the trio played together.

Mbappe was asked if he thinks that the current PSG side, which includes summer reinforcements such as Goncalo Ramos, Ousmane Dembele, Marco Asensio and Skriniar, can still achieve Champions League glory in 2023-24, but the 2018 World Cup winner refused to answer the question and redirected the focus to their next game against Newcastle.

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“The first objective is to win the next game against Newcastle. That is the most important thing right now,” he said.

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WHAT NEXT? PSG will return to action against Reims in Ligue 1 on Saturday, followed by another domestic fixture against AS Monaco on November 24. They will host Newcastle United on November 28 at the Parc des Princes on matchday five in the Champions League.