Messi Mbappe: As the World Cup ended with Messi taking away football’s most coveted trophy, it was bound to leave an aftertaste for the French side which included Kylian Mbappe. As Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi returned to the club after the World Cup, many suspected there would be problems between the two. However, 2 months forward, seeing how both of them celebrate with each other on field and on social media, it’s conspicuous that there is no love lost between the two star players. Follow Ligue 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Both Messi and Mbappe scored in PSG’s latest match against Nantes. While Messi scored the opening goal in the 12th minute, Mbappe scored the last at 2 mins into injury time after 90 minutes ended. The team had a 4-2 win which now leaves them at the top of the table with 63 points after playing 26 games. They are 11 points ahead of the second placeholder Marseille who have played one less game.
Ligue 1 Points Table:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 63 | W W W L W | |
| 2 |  |
25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 52 | L W W L W | |
| 3 |  |
26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 51 | D D W L D | |
| 4 |  |
25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 50 | L W W W W | |
| 5 |  |
25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 46 | W W L L W |
Kylian Mbappe grew up idolising Christiano Ronaldo. Hence, upon Messi’s arrival at PSG, how the bond between Mbappe and Messi would turn out to be was cloudy. However, it might have taken a little time for Messi to settle at PSG, but he formed a close bond with Mbappe quite earlier. Not even the World Cup final match results could come in between the two.
Mbappe’s late goal against Nantes became a record-breaking one as this was his 201st goal for PSG. The star broke Edison Cavani’s record who scored a total of 200 goals in 301 games he played for the club. Whereas, the 24-year-old youngster touched this milestone in a matter of only 247 matches. Following this accomplishment, Lionel Messi took to Instagram to congratulate Mbappe with celebratory images from the match. Mbappe reciprocated by commenting with three heart emojis on his teammate’s post.
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Mbappe is also the top goalscorer for PSG in the Champions League with 34 goals. This season, till now, he has scored 30 goals throughout all competitions for PSG. He even became the top goalscorer of Ligue 1 in the last 4 seasons. The club celebrated Mbappe’s record-breaking 201st goal after their match against Nantes ended with a short ceremony.
During this celebratory ceremony in Parc des Princes, Mbappe said, “It’s very special to be here. The last time I was here was to announce I was staying [extending his contract], it’s an honour to be here as the club’s top scorer.” He added, “It’s a privilege to be a PSG player, to play in this historic shirt, for the biggest club in France.”
