Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe believes that the treatment of Gianluigi Donnarumma by AC Milan fans was ‘a bit too much’ but the players rallied around him.
Speaking after the match to TeleLombardia in the mixed zone (via Milan News), the French player was asked about the fake money that rained down on Donnarumma from the stands as the game got underway at San Siro.
Having been booed and whistled in the build-up to the match, the former Milan goalkeeper who Milan fans have very strong feelings about was seen trying to move the fake money away from his goal.
Mbappe explained that the team defended Donnarumma as much as they could before and during the game, but these things are a part of football in the modern age.
“There was a lot of noise and they gave Gigio quite a difficult reception. I think it was a bit too much, but there you go, that’s football nowadays. Fans do what they want, we can’t know what they feel inside. We protected Gigio as much as we could and we feel sorry for him this evening,” Mbappe said.
Milan won the game 2-1 with goals from Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud after Milan Skriniar had put the visitors ahead early on.
