Footage has emerged of Kylian Mbappe congratulating the PSG womenâs team after they made it through to the semi-finals of the Womenâs Champions League. Ramona Bachmann scored in extra-time as the Parisians drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes and progressed 4-3 on aggregate. Earlier, Sandy Baltimoreâs cross had looped in for the opener, before Bayern equalised through Saki Kumagai. Klara Buhlâs deflected shot then took the game to extra-time, but Bachmannâs strike in the 112th minute was enough for PSG to go through, where they will now face rivals Lyon.
Mbappe there to support
After the match, Mbappe was waiting by the changing rooms to offer his praise to the side.
In a video posted on ESPNâs Instagram, the forward can be seen shaking the hands of Marie Antoinette-Katoto, Jordan Huitema and Christine Endler, among others.Â
The 23-year-oldâs appearance came just a day after he scored twice in Franceâs 5-0 win against South Africa.Â
Mbappe has now scored 26 goals in 54 games for his country and is also PSGâs top scorer this season, with 26.
Yet, the former European Golden Boy has been linked with a move away from Paris to Real Madrid at the end of the season.
If this video proves anything, however, itâs that Mbappe is clearly still dedicated to PSG for now and is relishing the success of the womenâs team.Â
A record crowd for PSG
On a momentous night for womenâs football, a crowd of 27,262 watched the match at the Parc des Prices ââ the highest attendance ever for a PSG womenâs game.
Elsewhere, in one of the competitionâs other quarter-finals, Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in front of more than 91,000 people ââ making it a world-record attendance for a womenâs fixture.Â
What these statistics show is that there is a desire and an appetite to watch womenâs football and that the womenâs game itself is continuing to grow.
PSG to face familiar opposition
Lyon are the most successful side in the history of the Champions League, having won seven titles.
But PSG are well equipped at facing the French giants and have already played them twice this year ââ losing 6-1 in the league but winning 3-0 in the Coupe de France quarter-finals.Â
PSG were also the team to knock out Lyon from last yearâs competition ââ ending their five-year dynasty as European champions.
In terms of form, thereâs hardly anything separating the teams. PSGâs last defeat came against Lyon back in November, and while Lyon did lose to Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final first leg, they remain undefeated in the league.Â
Itâs almost impossible to predict who the favourite is for this tie and it may take an individual piece of brilliance to decide the contest.