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Kylian Mbappe has personal ambition to win Champions League for PSG

Kylian Mbappe has personal ambition to win Champions League for PSG

Kylian Mbappe's quest to win the Champions League for PSG is driven by personal pride.

The forward scored twice as the French club beat Barcelona 4-1 (6-4 on aggregate) to reach the semi-finals and says that he is desperate to bring the famous trophy to his home city for the first time.

Mbappe - who appears set to leave PSG for Real Madrid in the summer - told reporters: "I have the dream of winning the Champions League for Paris.

"I'm proud to be at PSG since the first day. It's not because there are good times and bad times that my pride takes a hit. The pride of playing for this club, of representing the club of the capital of my country, it's something special for me who grew up there.

"To experience an evening like this one as a Parisian, it's great. We have one more step to go before we reach the final in Wembley, so we need to stay calm."

PSG took advantage of Ronald Araujo's red card and a litany of Barcelona mistakes to come from behind and reach the last four - where a tie against Borussia Dortmund awaits - and Mbappe is impressed with how the team have learnt from tough experiences in the competition.

The France international said: "We beat a great team this evening, but even if we had lost, I would be proud to be Parisian. Now it's certain that during evenings like this, the pride is even greater.

"We are very happy, we beat a team that we wanted to beat and to be closer to the final. This one is for the fans that came here to support us and those back home. It's a night to be proud."

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