The PSG striker was once again instrumental in PSG’s stunning victory over Lille on Sunday. Author of a double, he was the only Parisian player at the height during most of the meeting.
PSG avoided sinking by winning against Lille (4-3), Sunday February 19, thanks to its individuality. History will remember that the deliverance came from Lionel Messi, with a free kick in the 95th minute. But the only one to have thrilled the Parc des Princes all afternoon remains Kylian Mbappé. The French striker was the leader of his team for the umpteenth time, the only one capable of triggering the spark and blowing on the embers to keep the fire alive.
The top scorer of the last World Cup was responsible for setting the tone for Paris Saint-Germain. From a very high level individual feat, between two Lille defenders, thanks to an irresistible mixture of technique and velocity, Mbappé opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
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Then Paris returned to the place at the end of the match after being knocked down by his opponent of the day. Once again thanks to his providential man, author of a double, the ultimate solution to Parisian ills. His conclusion of a fine sequence with Marco Verratti and Juan Bernat on the left side was only the second successful collective attacking movement of the men of Christophe Galtier in 97 minutes of play. The first had led to the goal of the 2-0 from Neymar, after a one-touch game with Vitinha.
52 wins in 52 games when Mbappé scores at the Parc in L1
Around Mbappé, Lionel Messi will have gone through the meeting like a ghost before his flash of stoppage time. Neymar tried, and even spent quite a bit, especially in defensive withdrawal, before getting injured. But like the entire Parisian team, he will have mostly run in a vacuum. The entire defense of the championship leader suffered a shipwreck. Jonathan Bamba’s third Lille goal is the perfect example of everything not to do, between a missed lineout and guilty apathy, four against Bamba alone.
Mbappé was annoyed by it, once again this Sunday, sermonizing then going up his partners like the vocal leader he wishes to become. As against Bayern Munich last Tuesday where his entry in the last half hour changed the face of Paris, the 24-year-old was the only one able to wear the savior costume.
The prodigy now has 52 wins in 52 Ligue 1 matches with Paris when he scores at home. “Even when we are not necessarily in the best of days, when the context is not necessarily favorable, we are a different teamsummarized Kylian Mbappé at the microphone of Amazon Prime Video. We have different players and we are able to get by all the time. […] When everyone is there like at the start of the match, the other teams have a lot to worry about.“And when that’s not the case, as too often lately, the talisman centre-forward spares Paris Saint-Germain far more torment.