Theo Hernandez has compared his AC Milan teammate Rafael Leao with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, whilst also discussing the booing of Milan players after the loss against Udinese.
Speaking after the Champions League victory over PSG to Sport Mediaset (via Milan News), the French defender was asked about the excellent performance of Portuguese winger Leao, which led to Hernandez comparing him with Mbappe.
“Leao is a strong player like Mbappe, we knew that PSG attacked a lot,” he said.
Milan won the game 2-1 after coming from behind, which massively improved their chances of making it out of the group. Hernandez described it as an ‘incredible’ night at San Siro.
“Incredible night, it was a very difficult match and PSG is a great team but we worked well and that’s why the victory came,” he said.
On the chances of qualification, Hernandez said: “Now we have to work well, what they say doesn’t interest us and we remain united.”
Milan badly needed this victory because they had been beaten 1-0 at home by Udinese a few days before, a game that led to a lot of booing from the fans as they were angry with the bad form that the team had slipped into.
Hernandez believes that it’s normal to hear that in those situations: “We went through some difficult moments, it’s normal when Milan don’t win we get the booing. We worked well, now we think about the next one.”
