Irish Daily Mirror

BE HAPPY, PSG TELL MBAPPE

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KYLIAN MBAPPE has been told to stop sulking by Paris Saint-germain boss Thomas Tuchel.

The France striker, 20, was unhappy at being subbed in the league game against Montpellie­r at the weekend, ahead of tonight’s Champions League home clash with Galatasara­y.

Tuchel (above) said: “When you win titles and have talent you don’t like to be substitute­d, but he must accept my choices.

“It is necessary to show respect to the player who comes on. I’m not taking it personally.”

The French champs have already qualified from Group A but an unhappy Mbappe (right) is a big problem for Tuchel. Reports in Spain claim he is refusing to extend a deal that ends in 2022 because Real Madrid are keen.

Real, who travel to Club Bruges tonight, are already through in the same group.

But they have a domestic headache in the shape of next week’s re-arranged El Clasico clash with Barcelona, which was originally scheduled for October 26 but then shelved because of protests in Barcelona following the jailing of nine Catalonian political leaders.

More protests are expected four hours before kick-off on the new December 18 date, putting the game in jeopardy again.

Atletico Madrid can make the last 16 as runners-up to Juventus if they beat Lokomotiv Moscow tonight.

Bayer Leverkusen must beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Co and hope the Spaniards drop points.

Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta all have the opportunit­y to go through as runners-up in Manchester City’s group.

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