“[Mbappé] has characteristics similar to mine. He has incredible qualities. He has remarkable technique and he knows how to use it at high speed – he escapes defenders, dribbles past keepers… Although he is very young, he has already accomplished a lot. I like Mbappé, I support him.”

“It’s still too early to predict who will win [the Champions League], we will know more from the quarter-finals onwards. PSG are in pole position, but debates are one thing, the pitch is another, and there are many factors. I played at Real Madrid for almost five years in the ‘Galacticos’ team and I never won the Champions League. Winning is not a mathematical equation. This also applies to PSG.”