LENS defender Facundo Medina has apologised to Kylian Mbappe after claiming he would put the Paris Saint-Germain star in an ambulance.
Second-place Lens travel to the Parc des Princes on Saturday to take on Ligue 1 leaders PSG.
And centre-back Medina raised eyebrows on Twitch when talking about Lionel Messi and, in particular, Mbappe.
Firstly discussing Messi, he said: “If he dribbles past me and gets away, I’d come to him to embrace him and ask for a hug.”
But things then took a turn when he discussed how he prepared to respond to Mbappe.
Speaking about the Frenchman, he added: “He’s hard to mark as well, but you know me. If Mbappe goes past me, an ambulance would need to pick him up.”
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Medina, who started in Lens’ 3-1 win over PSG in January, quickly realised he had overstepped the mark with his comments and has now backtracked.
Speaking on Instagram, he said: “I would never act this way towards a fellow professional, even less towards one I respect, because it doesn’t reflect the values I carry as a man and as a professional.”
Lens will reduce the gap at the top of the table to just three points with a win this weekend.
PSG have lost three of their last five games in all competitions.
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By contrast, Lens come into the clash off the back of four successive league wins.
But PSG remain in pole position to clinch a ninth league title in 11 seasons.
Mbappe has scored 31 goals in 35 club appearances in the 2022/23 campaign.
However, the club’s stellar trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar failed to help them past Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16.
Christophe Galtier’s side went down 3-0 on aggregate as PSG’s wait for a first European crown goes on.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
