2023-09-15 23:48:53
The score is advantageous for the opponent, the clock is ticking, the end of the match is fast approaching. The ball rises into the sky of the stadium, and the opportunity is too good to smash it with a volley to bring hope back into the eyes of its supporters. Kylian Mbappé knows this situation well, he experienced it in Doha during a 2022 World Cup final which saw him score a legendary goal, that of 2-2 against Argentina, in the final . This Friday, September 15, against Nice at the Parc des Princes, with much less at stake and undoubtedly less pressure, but with a similar gesture, he did it again.
Nice therefore leads 3-1 at the Parc when the Bondynois volley in the area hits the pitch before landing in the top corner of Marcin Bulka, his former teammate. Before that, Paris had shown a very pale face in the face of the Nice who were determined to exploit the slightest weakness.
A leader alone in an uninspired attack
The sumptuous goal of the French number 7, some of whom had lost hope of seeing him wear the PSG jersey again after a turbulent summer, sounded the revolt in a Parc des Princes which was transformed into a cauldron during the six long minutes of added time.
In the end, Paris did not get back to 3-3, as France did against Argentina. But if this PSG-Nice has clearly affirmed one thing, it is that the boss of this team wears the number 7. And, this Friday evening, in the absence of Marquinhos, he also wore the captain’s armband, as if to come confirm his role as a leader that no one disputes with him.
While Ousmane Dembélé, who increased his clumsiness (28th, 38th) and was generally shaken by the Nice defense, Gonçalo Ramos, invisible except for a header off target (37th) and Randal Kolo Muani, for his great first, did not bring a lot of danger, Kylian Mbappé was able to be effective when the ball reached him. This is no surprise, it has become obvious.
Dangerous on every ball shot
Even if he was at fault for Terem Moffi’s opening goal, by giving up the ball to Jean-Clair Todibo in his thirty meters, it was he who had already responded to the Nigerian’s goal, with an overpowering strike from entry into the area which pushed Bulka to make a mistake (1-1, 29th). In the first period in particular, taking the ball on his left side, his strikes (18th, 44th) were the only ones to destabilize the Nice defense. Much more discreet in the second act, like PSG generally less sharp, he knew how to be decisive at the best of times.
Unsure after missing Germany-France on Tuesday evening due to discomfort, Kylian Mbappé was there and still just as essential. He who only started his season in the 55th minute of the 2nd day has already scored 7 goals in Ligue 1, well on his way to winning his sixth consecutive title as top scorer in the championship. When this team with many new faces has settled into its rhythm, when the scores with Dembélé, Ramos, Kolo Muani and Barcola are played with their eyes closed, the kind of missteps that we witnessed this Friday evening will certainly become rarer.
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