In a contest of counterpunches, the Frenchman stole the spotlight as it was he who inflicted the first as well as the final blow.
After guiding Paris Saint-Germain to a hard-fought victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, Kylian Mbappe has insisted he “likes to play these type of matches”.
Mbappe was yet again the star of the show as PSG earned a crucial 3-2 away win in the Champions League quarter-final first-leg.
The World Cup winner broke down the Bayern defense rather easily within just the first three minutes, hammering a low shot home through Manuel Neuer, before adding a second with a superb right-footed effort from a tight angle.
The forward has now scored eight goals in his last four Champions League matches and has matched Thierry Henry’s tally for the competition’s knockout stage goals (12).
“Above all, this is a superb team performance, I was able to profit from everyone else’s work,” Mbappe told RMC Sport after the game. “Aside from that, we are only at half-time in this huge clash. We suffered, but we suffered as a team, we should not be ashamed of our performance.
“We were solid, and we knew how to inflict damage in our strong moments. We will attack the second leg with the same determination.
“As I said in Barcelona, I like these type of matches. I was not always smiling, but I am not here to hide. I like to play these type of matches and to be decisive.”
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