Kylian Mbappé, one last failure but victorious with PSG

The French international, who will leave the capital this summer, ended his history with PSG with a 15th title. But also a messy performance, in line with his last matches before his departure.

What will we remember from Kylian Mbappé’s last match with PSG? His 15th title under the Parisian jersey, his very messy match, or his collective and sincere joy during the celebrations? After 368 Ligue 1 matches (308 with PSG, 60 with Monaco), the Frenchman will leave France this summer, undoubtedly for Real Madrid.

Welcomed at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq (North) by a few whistles quickly covered by applause, seen in discussion with President Emmanuel Macron in the corridors, the Parisian striker delivered a performance in line with his last exits: voluntary but imprecise, as if Kylian Mbappé already had his mind elsewhere.

He did create some chances, including one from the start or another from an acrobatic volley, but he rarely worried Lucas Perri (one shot on target from nine attempts). Placed at number nine, he was not particularly inspired, as he had been for four matches, but did not force anything, keeping a smile until the deliverance.

At the Parc des Princes, his farewell was mixed: a tifo from the supporters, but no tribute from the club. In the North on Saturday, in a neutral stadium for him, he was able to celebrate his fifth Coupe de France without restraint. The emotion, in the end, seemed sincere.

“When I said goodbye to the Parc des Princes, there were still things left, so you stayed focused on what was ahead of you. There, you feel the weight of things a little more, you realize that it’s really over. With PSG, I have nothing left, but I am very happy to end up with a trophy.”he declared on the microphone of BeIn Sports.

Carried in triumph by his teammates, the Frenchman did not forget anyone to celebrate his last: we saw him hugging his coach Luis Enrique, who greeted him after the match. “It was a great chance for me to have coached Kylian Mbappé. It was a tough season for him. It’s always hard to leave. Today he couldn’t score but it wasn’t the most important thing. He’s a player we won’t replace.”praised the Spanish technician at a press conference.

On the pitch, he was seen grabbing the team’s usual substitutes like Manuel Ugarte so that they too had a moment alone with the trophy. “I want to enjoy every moment, until I leave the stadium and the guys”he explained to the outlet at the microphone of beIN Sports.

“To tell myself that after all these years it’s over, it’s a little pang in my heart. What I had here, I’ll never find anywhere else. But I’m sure that what awaits me will be fantastic .”

Kylian Mbappé

at the microphone of France Télévisions

His handshake with his president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi on the podium was particularly scrutinized. After those with Emmanuel Macron and Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation, the French striker did the same with his president, as a sign that he is leaving with a peaceful mind from his favorite club, in any case ostensibly.

After 368 matches and 256 goals since his debut in Ligue 1 almost ten years ago, Kylian Mbappé can finally contemplate the legacy he will leave in the French championship. “All along the way, we tried to make people dream, to change mentalities a little. I hope that, in the future, there will be more young people who will have the dream of doing great things here”he rewound into the microphone of France Télévisions.

If his negotiations and his back and forth between an extension and a departure have finally tired some of the supporters, Kylian Mbappé will have marked the history of PSG and Ligue 1, which he will leave as the seventh top scorer in the league. ‘history.“I’m very happy to finish with a trophy, it’s a club that has always won them, and it will continue to win them. I’m happy to have been part of this history, and to have marked it a little bit , I think.”