
Mauricio Pochettino, naturally, was looking to what next. The Paris Saint-Germain manager was offering a mission statement during his press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu, but was more concerned about the training session that followed, and how Kylian Mbappe would react.
The forward was carrying a knock, but seemed to come through fine. It meant he could look around the great stadium a little more freely, with a little more excitement to the air. That isn’t just related to Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 return leg.