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PSG ace Mbappe: Early goal key to victory at Real Sociedad

PSG ace Kylian Mbappe was delighted with his double in their Champions League win at Real Sociedad.

Mbappe scored twice as PSG won 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate.

He later said: “We're really happy. That was the objective. We wanted to qualify, but we also wanted to win. We had a gameplan that was clear, and we managed to score early. We didn't come under too much pressure, just a little at the end.

“We knew right away that we couldn't go to sleep. If they had opened the scoring, they would have pushed on with their fans' backing. We had to dampen their hopes early on. That's what we did, and we're very happy to be back in the quarter-finals."

PSG coach Luis Enrique also said: “Us managers will always try and find a solution, but it's the players that played well. They all played at a very high level. [They were] solid in defence and very efficient going forward. We produced a promising two-legged performance."

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