After adding another three goals to his tally at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night, Mbappe is now the third-highest goal scorer in PSG's history with 111 in just 153 games. Mbappe breathed, lived and slept football. On the walls of his bedroom, you could find posters of Cristiano Ronaldo, his idol. Mbappe, 24, has scored 40 goals and contributed nine assists in 41 games this season - including 33 goal involvements in 32 Ligue 1 matches. PSG. Comment le club a convaincu Kylian Mbappé de signer malgré l'intervention du Real Madrid et de Zinédine Zidane". Ouest-France (in French). 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021 . Retrieved 15 May 2021. His dad was heavily involved in the local grassroots club, where he coached different teams and had a respected voice and reputation in the Parisian football microcosm.

And that includes the Argentina icon, who paid homage to the talented duo in his acceptance speech. Martinez stopped two penalties to ensure Argentina won the final after also producing a stunning late save. The Villa No 1 also produced penalty heroics in the last eight as the South Americans saw off the Netherlands.

The victory means Christophe Galtier's PSG will clinch the title if they avoid defeat at Racing Strasbourg next Saturday. In his first appearance of the season, Mbappé scored twice in the last 10 minutes as PSG won 3–1 against Guingamp in Ligue 1. [71] In the following league game, the front three of Mbappé, Cavani and Neymar all scored in a 3–1 win over Angers at home, with Mbappé – starting his first game of the season – scoring from a volley and setting up Neymar to score the third. [72] On 1 September, he scored and assisted in a 4–2 away win over Nîmes, but was sent off for the first time in his career with a straight red card in injury time, after shoving Téji Savanier in retaliation for a late challenge from behind, for which Savanier was also sent off. [73] Regarding his sending-off, Mbappé told reporters after the match, "If I had the chance to do it over again, I would do the same thing. I will apologise to the supporters and everybody, but I cannot tolerate this sort of thing." [74] On 8 October, Mbappé scored four goals in just 13 minutes in a 5–0 home victory over Lyon and became the youngest player (at 19 years and 9 months) to score four goals in one game in Ligue 1 over the last forty-five seasons. [75] On 3 December, Mbappé was the inaugural winner of the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded by France Football to the best under-21 player in the world. [76] With his time at Monaco coming to an end, he admitted that Arsenal were a "real option" as it was his "dream" to be coached by Wenger. The pair even met for a chat. Unfortunately for the Gunners, the youngster ultimately decided that he wasn't keen to leave his family behind in France and therefore decided to sign for PSG to be closer to them.

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On 14 August 2021, prior to Paris Saint-Germain's opening home match of the 2021–22 season against Strasbourg, Mbappé was booed by the Parc des Princes amidst rumours that he wanted to sign for Spanish club Real Madrid. [115] The match ended in a 4–2 victory for the Parisians, with the forward setting up three of his team's goals. [116] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 away win against Brest six days later. [117] In the following match against Reims on 29 August, in which Lionel Messi notably made his debut for PSG, Mbappé scored a brace in a 2–0 Rouge-et-Bleu victory. [118] On 24 November, he scored in a 2–1 Champions League defeat to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. [119] On 7 December, he scored two goals in a 4–1 Champions League home win over Club Brugge. The goals, which were his 30th and 31st in the Champions League, made him the youngest player to reach this milestone in the history of the competition. [120] Mbappé: Why does he speak fluent Spanish?". AS.com. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023 . Retrieved 19 January 2023. I am not here to hide' – PSG star Mbappe delighted with Champions League match-winning double at Bayern Munich | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021 . Retrieved 10 April 2021. So many people on the BBC comments were BAYING for Messi not to win the world cup, just so they could lay in on him and say he didn't justify the hype. Caen 1–2 Paris Saint Germain". BBC Sport. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019 . Retrieved 3 March 2019.

After the match he said he was 100% concentrated and giving it all of his energy. Mbappé at 100% should now be talked about as one of the game’s greats, particularly if he helps France become the first country to retain the World Cup for 60 years. A lot of the focus beforehand was on Messi and Neymar as this may be their last tournament. If Mbappé came into Qatar 2022 a little under the radar that is no longer the case.

There was only one street to cross and the pitch was Kylian's to play on for hours with his friends. Kappel, David. "Kylian Mbappe Names His 3 Idols, Snubs Lionel Messi". Soccer Laduma. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023 . Retrieved 11 September 2023. Monaco, le nouveau record de précocité de Mbappé"[Monaco, the new record of precocity of Mbappé]. Goal (in French). Perform Group. 5 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017 . Retrieved 16 March 2017.