Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain Honor Sergio Rico: Kylian Mbappe and his teammates at Paris Saint-Germain honoured Sergio Rico during their Ligue 1 match against Clermont Foot.
After scoring, Mbappe held up Rico’s uniform.
WHAT OCCURRED? The custodian is in critical condition after being struck by a horse in Spain while he was out riding. As they warmed up for their final Ligue 1 match of the season, the PSG players wore special shirts depicting their teammate’s visages as a gesture of goodwill. PSG also donned their new home kit with Rico’s name printed on the back of each player’s shirt.
Mbappe scored a penalty kick to make it 2-0 for the French champions, after Sergio Ramos had opened the scoring, and celebrated with Rico’s jersey.
“I think that everyone across the world has tried to support Sergio because above being players or belonging to a club, we’re all human beings, and with this, I don’t think there’s any place for club tribalism. Everyone has supported us. Of course, the Parc was extraordinary tonight,” Mbappe said as quoted by psg.com.
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Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain Honor Sergio Rico
“People really had him in their thoughts. Now, we just need to pray as much as possible and send him as many good vibes as possible. This situation has affected us throughout the week. In training, it’s all we’ve been thinking and talking about. We’ve been waiting for the slightest bit of news, and we’ll obviously wait for some hopefully positive news to arrive,” Mbappe added.
Christophe Galtier, manager of Paris Saint-Germain, added that his team wished to send a message of support to Rico and his family. “We wanted to send a message of support to Sergio, of course, as well as to his wife, to his mum and to all of his loved ones. Sergio is fighting day after day, and the club has gone about things very well. The fans went about things very well throughout the game. Of course, it ended in defeat,” Galtier said.
In reverence for Rico, PSG has cancelled their Ligue 1 trophy celebrations. This week, the Spaniard’s wife posted a plea to him on social media, saying, “Don’t leave me alone, my love, because I swear I can’t, nor do I know how to live without you. We are waiting for you my life, we love you so much.”
