Kylian Mbappé struck again very hard.
The PSG striker, criticized for his poor form in January, made an exceptional copy in the knockout stages of the Champions League between his PSG and Barça on Tuesday night (1-4).
A hat-trick, which overwhelmed the Catalans at Camp Nou, and amazed players and followers of the football world.
“A hat trick to Kylian Mbappé.
We may be witnessing the changing of the guard, ”said the former England international striker, now a consultant, Gary Lineker.
"Great player," exclaimed on Twitter another Englishman, Borussia Dortmund striker Jadon Sancho.
“What a performance!
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford also said on Twitter.
A hattrick from @KMbappe.
We may be witnessing the changing of the guard.
- Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) February 16, 2021
What a performance @KMbappe 🔥 https://t.co/TBoXyCsUd3
- Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) February 16, 2021
Also on the social network, former Real Madrid attacking midfielder Guti also praised the performance of the world champion, which earned him a score of 10/10 in Le Parisien-Today in France.
No chauvinism here: the international press also vibrated in front of the Frenchman's recital against Barça.
"A legendary Mbappé"
“Messi?
No, the real phenomenon is Mbappé ”, enthuses the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“A legendary Mbappé”, lets loose the other Italian sports daily, Tuttosport.
In the United Kingdom, the Daily Mail gets carried away in front of "the superb hat-trick" of the PSG striker.
"Lionel Messi, for a long time the greatest player on the planet not only of his time, but of all time, has been completely overtaken by Kylian Mbappé", underlines The Sun, according to whom the "French electric" of 22 years "seems now ready to wrest the crown of king of world football from Messi ”.
In Germany, Bild salutes the “child prodigy”.
In Belgium, The Last Hour sums up the match as follows: “Mbappé in machine mode, minimum service for Messi”.
A summary of the gap between the two teams Tuesday night.