It's like a saga which we would impatiently await the release of the new opus.
After Mbappé, who scored a hat-trick in Barcelona, then Mbappé and his double in the snow in Munich, we can't wait to find out this Wednesday what the French striker will offer against Manchester City.
This is not the case of the Spanish coach of the English club, Pep Guardiola, who explains that "to sleep well" these last nights, he tried "not to think too much" of the Parisian attackers, Mbappé in head.
It must be said that Guardiola is well placed to know how Bondy's child knows how to perform in this competition. Four years ago, one evening in February 2017, Mbappé scored with Monaco against City the first goal of his career in the Champions League on the occasion of his first European tenure.
"This semi-final will perhaps remind him of that memory because City always play the same way and Kylian can therefore still benefit as much from his qualities of movement and acceleration," said Leo Jardim, his former coach in Monaco.
When he plays as an attacker, like against Bayern, he can create depth, take advantage of one-on-one.
In recent years, with Paris, he had rather played on the side.
But I believe that with his speed and his quality of dribbling, the closer he stays to the opponent's penalty area, the more dangerous he is.
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Strong in the head
Beyond this analysis, Mbappé's latest performances draw the contours of a player who, at 22, has never seemed so strong. Technically. And mentally. After suffering from the exhausting sequence of last season and the current one, against the backdrop of Covid that he himself contracted in September, Mbappé is following an ascending curve of form, as carried by confidence in Mauricio Pochettino, successor to Thomas Tuchel in January, and whose mentality he adores.
While there is still uncertainty about his future since under contract with Paris until June 2022 - he leaves the door open for a departure next summer rather than an extension - Mbappé takes on an additional dimension over the matches. .
Last example in Metz (3-1), last weekend where, beyond his precious double, he multiplied defensive folds as rarely, never reluctant to an effort that has in the past failed at PSG.
A week before, against Saint-Etienne (3-2) it was his rage to win which had, beyond his two goals, largely allowed his team to win after additional time.
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"No one can limit you if you have the determination to do great things," he said at the end of March in an interview with UEFA. I always wanted to be here, to be who I am and now I want to keep growing and doing the best I can do. I never said I would be the greatest player in history, but I never gave myself any limits. "
In a competition that he dreams of winning alongside his friend Neymar, Mbappé, the youngest player to have reached, in March, the cap of 25 goals, at 22 years and 80 days, doing better than Lionel Messi, continues his relentless quest. With 8 goals since the start of the season, he can still hope to catch up with Norwegian Dortmund Erling Haaland as the top scorer with 10 goals. In absolute terms, he has three appointments left for that. We can count on him to try to achieve it this Wednesday.