2023-05-22 17:33:25
One against Lens, two at Angers, one during the defeat against Lorient, one at Troyes, two against Ajaccio and the double at Auxerre. Kylian Mbappé remains on six games in a row in Ligue 1 with at least a goal scored. Nine goals in six games. A consistency that allows the French striker to top the scoring charts (28 goals), two lengths ahead of Alexandre Lacazette (26).
But the 24-year-old Parisian was obviously not content to score in the league this season. He also shook the nets five times in the Coupe de France, seven in the Champions League and eleven in the blue jersey. In total, he has 51 goals in all competitions over the 2022-2023 season, which allows him to approach a record of the late Just Fontaine.
In 1957-1958, the Stade de Reims striker scored 53 times, which is still the single-season record for a Frenchman in all competitions. In 2021-2022, Benzema scored 50 goals.
Mbappé is currently second in this ranking, tied with Philippe Gondet, in 1965-1966. He will have enough to take first place at the end of the season, perhaps on Saturday in Strasbourg (9 p.m.) or against Clermont at the Parc on June 3 (9 p.m.) for the last day of the championship. If he did not succeed in Ligue 1, the native of Bondy will be able to try his luck in the France team during the qualifications for the Euro (June 16 in Gibraltar and against Greece, June 19, at the Stade de France ).
One thing is certain, if the Parisian striker manages to join Just Fontaine by the end of the championship, it will mean that he will have equaled his record for goals with Paris over a season established in 2020-2021, i.e. 42 achievements. Last season, with PSG, he scored 39 times.
“Lacazette heats it up… Do not heat it up, he answers, underlined Sunday evening Thierry Henry, consultant for Prime Video. That’s just it. And the more you annoy him, the more he grows. But he is a special player all the same. He is an ex-tra-or-di-naire player. The day he leaves, well, he will leave. For now, when he puts on this shirt, he does what he has to do. »
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