2023-05-28 23:01:52
“Anatomy of a crack”. One day after having seen the French director Justine Triet being rewarded with a Palme d’Or for her film “Anatomy of a fall”, the title would fit well with the Parisian career of Kylian Mbappe, distinguished again during the traditional UNFP Trophies evening. This Sunday, under the eyes of Thierry Henry with whom he spent the evening, the PSG striker won another palm, that of best player of the season, for the fourth consecutive year. A historic performance that allows him to overtake another legend of the capital club, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, titled three times (2013, 2014, 2016).
Who else, than the world champion striker, to go, once again, to smash the records? Who else, than this man hungry for numbers, statistics, to come and write his name in the history books of football? Despite PSG’s lackluster season, Mbappé has very regularly put on the savior costume, carried his club at arm’s length from August to June, from his first match against Montpellier to the epilogue which awaits him next Saturday. at the Park against Clermont. With his 28 goals on the clock, he intends to use this last day to seek a new record: a fifth title of best pyrotechnician in Ligue 1 to become the equal of Jean-Pierre Papin.
Messi did not move
Also in the running for the best player trophy, his teammate Lionel Messi had to settle for a place in the typical team of the season. His 16 goals and 16 assists did not allow him to claim more and the Argentinian, all world champion that he is, understood it well since he was the only named Parisian not to have made the trip. at the Gabriel Pavilion, preferring to attend the Coldplay concert in Barcelona.
If the heads of the PSG players present were in Paris, their thoughts were mainly turned towards Spain and more precisely towards Andalusia, where their teammate Sergio Rico is currently hospitalized. Despite the smiles on the face, it was not really the time for the party among the employees and players of the capital club, shocked by the news. “I wanted to say that Sergio Rico is having a very difficult time right now. We are all with him, confided Nuno Mendes when seeking his title of best hope of the season. The whole team is very concerned. We hope that everything will go well and that he will be back with us very soon. »
Emotion also won the room during the loud ovation it reserved for Jean-Michel Aulas, who presented the trophies to the players of D1 Arkema. As a nice nod to the work undertaken by the former president of OL for women’s football.
The other big winner of the evening is obviously the Racing Club de Lens. Dauphin of PSG and author of a historic season with direct qualification for the Champions League, the artesian club won the applause meter on the red carpet of the Pavillon Gabriel, before being honored on stage. Franck Haise, conductor of the Lensois collective, has logically won the title of best Ligue 1 coach. exceptional.
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