French forward Kylian Mbappe is on course to complete football when Paris Saint-Germain takes on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) Final on Sunday (August 23).
Ahead of the star-studded finale of the grand club tournament, Mbappe has said that he always wanted to write the history of French football.
PSG had beat RB Leipzig while Bayern outclassed Lyon in the semi-finals of the tournament.
"This is exactly the reason I am here. I always said I wanted to write the history of French football. I have another opportunity to do that tomorrow. When I arrived in 2017, PSG had difficulties, now we're in the final. It shows we never gave up and it will be an amazing thing for a French team to win the Champions League. It's why I signed," Goal.com quoted Mbappe as saying.
"I have always dreamed of facing the best players. You want to face and beat the best. We need to play as we always do. We hope to go back to Paris with the cup. It's the biggest club competition. Obviously it's quite hard to play behind closed doors. We would have wanted the fans here but we know they will be supporting us. It's still a Champions League final. It is a very special year," he added.
At the young age of 21, Mbappe is already a World Cup winner with France in 2018 and holds multiple Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophee des Champions titles. The lightning forward has also been a BallonD'or nominee and won the prestigious "Golden Boy" award after his breakthrough season with AS Monaco.
His goal against Croatia in the WC final also made him the youngest player to score in the finale of the competition since footballing great, Pele. The only thing that is missing from his decorated career is a UCL title, which he will have fair shot in tonight's much-anticipated encounter.
This is the first time that PSG is featuring in the finals of the Champions League.
During the 2019-20 season, PSG managed to secure Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophee des Champions while Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga.
Mbappe also confirmed that he has fully recovered from the injury he sustained in the Coupe de France final last month.
"I feel even better the more days that pass. I'm good. I think the games have helped me prepare for the final. Munich are a great team but every team has flaws. We know they don't like to change the game," Mbappe said.
