In the opening match of the Champions League group stage held earlier today, Real Madrid defeated Inter 2:1. S. Umtiti, who was commenting for RMC Sport, shared his thoughts on K. Mbappé.

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Commenting on K. Mbappé's remarks about the Ballon d'Or, S. Umtiti said: "K. Mbappé is a very confident person. You could say he shouldn't be talking about this; he should focus on his performance on the pitch. Everyone saw that he scored many goals and at times played brilliantly, but if you ask him 'Who would you choose as the Ballon d'Or winner?', he'll ultimately choose himself anyway."

"Some people like that, others don't. In any case, I don't entirely agree. Attacking players all love this award, but in my opinion, it's not necessarily what he should be focusing on. Vinícius was included in the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or, but what did he do at the World Cup? When I saw that, I still thought it was a joke. Seriously, I don't even watch this awards ceremony."

"For a striker, winning the Ballon d'Or is certainly magnificent, but this awards ceremony has become meaningless. It's doing great harm to football, because football is fundamentally a collective sport. People think more about winning the Ballon d'Or than about collective honours. You can win the Champions League with your team, but you only think about yourself, and everyone will only talk about statistics, but that's not enough. Football isn't just about statistics."

"I haven't watched this award since the Messi-Ronaldo era. Their statistics were too inflated. Even when they didn't win major tournaments, you wouldn't worry too much because their statistics were already remarkable enough. Now, perhaps there's no absolute top player who stands head and shoulders above the rest."

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