PSG stars Neymar and Mbappé take defeat on the chin: "Losing is part of the sport"
PSG forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappé both took to social media following the team's 0-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich on Sunday.
Neymar said "losing is part of the sport" as the tearful Paris Saint-Germain star congratulated Bayern Munich on being crowned Champions League winners. PSG were unable to cap their first Champions League final appearance with silverware following a 1-0 defeat to Bayern in Lisbon on Sunday.
Perder faz parte do esporte, tentamos de tudo, lutamos até o final. Obrigado pelo apoio e carinho de cada um de vocês 🙏🏽 e PARABÉNS ao BAYER 👏🏽
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) August 23, 2020
Neymar philosophical in defeat
Neymar cut an emotional figure post-match after PSG failed to add a maiden European crown to their domestic sweep of 2019-20 titles in France. Afterwards, Neymar wrote on Twitter: "Losing is part of the sport, we will try everything, we will fight until the end. Thanks for the support and affection from everyone. Congratulations Bayer [sic]."
Kingsley Coman's second-half header saw Bundesliga champions Bayern emerge triumphant as they claimed their sixth European Cup/Champions League trophy.
Déçu de ne pas conclure cette année avec la plus belle des récompenses mais la vie est faite ainsi.On s’est battu de toutes nos forces. Félicitations au Bayern.
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) August 24, 2020
Et un grand merci pour votre soutien.
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It also saw Bayern seal a second treble in eight seasons, with PSG ending their campaign as Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée de Champions holders.
Mbappé – a World Cup champion with France – also took to social media following the showpiece event. "Disappointed not to end this year with the best of awards, but life is made that way," he wrote on Twitter. "We fought with all our might. Congratulations to Bayern. And a big thank you for your support."