2023-10-26 00:13:52
And to think that the guy comes out with a huge blow, a less good blow so worrying that it has aroused the torment of some observers and animated so many philosophical-football debates. But let the most worried, if there were still any, be reassured! Kylian Mbappé has recovered from his nap, from his four “sleeping” matches in front of the cage.
To those who found that his peno, although coupled with a decisive pass on Saturday against Strasbourg, still lacked a bit of panache, the Parisian number 7 demonstrated that he had regained his pep and his efficiency, this Wednesday during the victory PSG against AC Milan.
As a warning to his former colleagues at Milan, Ronaldinho warned in the Gazzetta dello Sport that a “fuoriclasse” of the Parisian’s type “can decide the fate of a match whenever he wants”. Since there is no doubt that the former PSG star (2001-2003) knows the ball, let’s grant him, this time, also the talent of knowing how to prevent the future! This is indeed a bit of the impression that Mbappé gave in a first period where apart from him (and the bluffing Warren Zaire-Emery), there were not many people to bring it back.
Already 42 goals in the Champions League
History does not say if this is the reason why a spectator, in the wake of the very first Parisian strike triggered by Mbappé (22nd), interfered on the pitch and sprinted up to him to take it in her arms. But he also had a hollow nose. Because after trying his luck a second time without success at the half-hour mark (the second Parisian shot), Kylian Mbappé effectively turned the game around two minutes later.
Well served by Warren Zaire-Emery who had resisted Reinjders’ tackles, Mbappé released his “special”, took Tomori to his left to better close his foot and place his shot at the foot of Maignan’s right post (32nd). His tenth goal this season, the second in the Champions League, or one goal per match on average. Impressive but not so much as his overall stats in the competition since by opening the scoring against Milan, Mbappé scored his 23rd goal in the last 25 matches in the premier competition.
At 24, he is credited with 42 goals in the Champions League, more than the entire Milan team combined (34), after his sixty-fourth match in the competition. In this context, Didier Deschamps present this Wednesday in the stands, like the public at the Parc des Princes, will forgive him for not having doubled the stake, for having seen Maignan repel his consecutive strike at the small bridge on Calabria (59th) before propelling Vitinha’s caviar on the Milanese goalkeeper’s post (82nd).
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