Punished? What Luis Enrique did with Mbappé after losing against Stade Rennais

Kylian Mbappé was substituted during PSG vs Stade Rennais despite losing.

25/02/2024, 05:40 PM +00:00

Punished? What Luis Enrique did with Mbappé after losing against Stade Rennais

It is no longer a secret, weeks ago it was revealed that Kylian Mbappé has already informed Nasser Al-Khelaifi that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer after five seasons at the Parisian club. Kylian Mbappé will join, unless there is a last-minute surprise, Real Madrid.

Today, it is the first time that Kylian Mbappé returns to the Parc des Princes since it was revealed that he will be leaving the club, and there were doubts about how the 25-year-old forward would be received by fans. To the surprise of many, the fans did not seem upset with Mbappé, and when his name sounded over the stadium's public address system, there was a lot of applause.

Paris Saint-Germain began losing the game against Stade Rennais, and although it gradually seemed that the Parisian team could tie, Luis Enrique chose to sit Kylian Mbappé on the bench just after the 60th minute. On social media quickly Theories began that this was a type of punishment for announcing that he was leaving the club. There are only a few minutes left in the game and without Kylian Mbappé, it seems difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to score the 1-1.

There's no injury either:

Furthermore, Kylian Mbappé is physically well, since he does not have any discomfort, at least visible. For this reason, the only explanation is that he is a tactical replacement or, even following orders from above...