"Mbappe? You can only defend him as a team"
Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels gave a press conference ahead of the second leg of the Europa League semi-final against PSG. The centre-back was asked about defending Kylian Mbappe, to which he replied that the best thing they could do is defend him as a team.
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The excitement of the Champions League is just around the corner. PSG-Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund will decide the first finalist of this year's edition. Mats Hummels, who plays for the German team and has the lead in the tie, spoke about it.
"We have to be fully awake for 90 minutes. Because once it's gone, it's gone," he began.
Furthermore, the centre-back admitted there is no plan to stop Mbappe: "You can only defend him as a team. With the inimitable pace he has, he can't be defended on his own. But he's only one part of the whole, you have to watch out for many others too."
Finally, Hummels also spoke about his future, as his contract expires at the end of the season: "I had clearly thought about how things could go on for me. But it could only be decided after the last game of the season. I want to see what signals my body gives.
"We have to be fully awake for 90 minutes. Because once it's gone, it's gone," he began.
Furthermore, the centre-back admitted there is no plan to stop Mbappe: "You can only defend him as a team. With the inimitable pace he has, he can't be defended on his own. But he's only one part of the whole, you have to watch out for many others too."
Finally, Hummels also spoke about his future, as his contract expires at the end of the season: "I had clearly thought about how things could go on for me. But it could only be decided after the last game of the season. I want to see what signals my body gives.
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