Kylian Mbappe admits that he will never get over the disappointment of losing the World Cup final after he scored the winning goal on his return to action for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

“I think I’m never going to get over it,” Mbappe said, speaking 10 days after he scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina which the South Americans won in a penalty shootout.

Mbappe said he had been through some “difficult times” since the loss, but he didn’t seem to be affected by it when he won and scored a penalty in the 96th minute to give PSG a 2-1 win over Strasbourg in the first Ligue 1 game after the World Cup break.

“As I said to my teammates, there is no reason why the club should pay the price for the failure of the national team, they are two very different situations,” 24-year-old Mbappe said.

“It does me good to come back with a win and to have a link with the club, the supporters and my teammates.”

Neymar was in tears after Brazil lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. During PSG’s win, he was sent off for two yellow cards.

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