And seven for Kylian Mbappé.
If he scores goal after goal in Ligue 1, six in five matches since the start of the season, the 21-year-old world champion had a long period of scarcity in the Champions League, before facing Istanbul Baseksehir, this Wednesday, on the second day.
Six matches in a row without finding the net in C1 for Mbappé, who had not been seen to score since December 11, 2019 against another Istanbul formation, Galatasaray (5-0).
One goal and three assists that night.
Never as comfortable as traveling in the European Cup, the ex-Monegasque had all the more room to end his bad series as Neymar had to give up his place in the first period, affected by the groin.
From, the central point of the Parisian offensives, it was him.
But nothing worked.
And that's seven.
Mbappé's inspiration
Never mind, the “Bondy kid” was the best Parisian in Istanbul, in a match where PSG played to scare each other.
Although, this title could also go to Keylor Navas, very / too much requested (4 saves, a clearing of the fists).
A match that Thomas Tuchel's players nevertheless won (0-2), this is the main thing.
And this especially thanks to a decisive pass from Mbappé.
A corner in fact!
No one had seen him coming, but it was good who gave him that corner kick in the 64th minute, finding Moise Kean all alone in front of goal.
Flair.
By the way, the young (20 years old) Italian striker was noted with a double, his second in a row!
While waiting for Mauro Icardi, the former Turnois shows himself ...
14 - Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Kylian Mbappé is the player who has provided the most assists in the Champions League (14).
Altruistic.
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Mbappé, he will have spent most of his time hurting by his acceleration and his ball technique from the left flank (14th, 24th, 40th), often being stopped irregularly (2 faults suffered).
And this before and after the exit of Neymar, hit in the thigh (26th).
Without the Brazilian, Paris is obviously even more dependent on its French prodigy ... At the finish, but also for everything else.
And that's what we saw.
Altruistic and clumsy
Mbappé a little clumsy too, as on this center behind Pablo Sarabia (37th).
Mbappé who came back especially strong in the recovery, with this tasty little outside of the right for Sarabia who did not fit (46th).
In the second half, we saw the international tricolor sweep the entire front of the attack, including breakthroughs on the right side of the penalty area (57th).
Brawler, to initiate a counter after a small Navas festival.
After going up the field, he ideally served Angel Di Maria, who, out of excess of altruism, chose against the game to hand over to Mbappé.
It was complicated for the Frenchman (71st), who was still playing passers for Sarabia (88th) who arrived on the right.
This Wednesday, it was Mbappé who feasted.
After an acceleration and a rain of gray-gray, however, he hoped to unlock his counter, in vain (88th).
In the end, Kylian Mbappé finished with 60 balloons touched, four shots including one on target, but above all five last passes before a shot including an assist, and 14 duels, of which 78.6% won.
But THE stat that the young striker will remember is three, like the points taken by his team on Wednesday.
And after the loss to Manchester United (1-2) last week, it was obviously the most important.
Charge to Mbappé to find the taste for the goal on the European scene from next Wednesday (9 p.m.), on the ground of RB Leipzig, current leader in the Bundesliga.
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