Mbappe: 'Neymar and I get along better and better'

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will aim to fire Paris Saint-Germain into the knockout stages of the Champions League at Red Star Belgrade.

Published : Dec 11, 2018 18:05 IST

Neymar celebrates with Mbappe after scoring against Liverpool.
Neymar celebrates with Mbappe after scoring against Liverpool.
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Neymar celebrates with Mbappe after scoring against Liverpool.

Kylian Mbappe believes the best is yet to come from himself and Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain.

The Ligue 1 giant faces Red Star Belgrade in its final Champions League Group C match, knowing a victory will secure its passage from a devilishly tough group.

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Elsewhere in the section, Liverpool hosts Napoli – both of which retain qualification ambitions and act as cautionary tales, with neither side managing to win its matches in the Serbian capital.

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PSG beat Liverpool 2-1 last time out and is buoyed by being able to call upon an all-star forward line, with Brazil superstar Neymar expected to recover from a groin injury in time.

"With Neymar, we get along better and better," France international Mbappe told reporters.

"We also know each other more. I can talk about the importance of Neymar. There are not many teams that have a quality player like him. Having him is a huge asset for us"

"[Against Red Star] we will see all his quality. It is true he didn't train a lot [because of the injury] but this is not a problem for a player like him."

PSG heads into matchday six on eight points, one behind Napoli and two better off than Liverpool.

"The game we played against Liverpool is not the best game we can play," Mbappe added.

"We have shown we are a team that can play with a high level of intensity and with quality. We are able to play with the intensity requested for this kind of game. It's up to us to step it up and show that we can play better than what we've shown so far."

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