Wednesday evening, PSG validated its ticket for its first Coupe de France final since 2021 thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé. The latter, at the age of 25, will therefore be playing the 18th final of his career for both club and national team. Enough to allow him to already outclass some legends like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, but not yet Lionel Messi…
“Ronaldo… Everyone knows the admiration I have for him, but at that moment… Even Ronaldo can’t do anything. I heard “Congratulations”. Yeah, yeah, thanks. Honestly, I love you a lot, but no, it’s Kylian above all. Paris Saint-Germain, we lost. Even your idol can’t do anything at that moment.” For the Industrie Sport show which was dedicated to him in 2018, Kylian Mbappé clearly admitted to idolizing Cristiano Ronaldo. His announcement referred to the moment of comfort that CR7 was trying to have with Mbappé after the elimination of PSG in the 1/8th final of the Champions League against Real Madrid. But his idol, Mbappé has surpassed it for quite some time in terms of precocity on a specific point. .
10 finals at 25 for Cristiano Ronaldo
Indeed, Kylian Mbappé is 25 years old and has already played in 17 finals during his rich career, whether with’AS Monaco and the PSG in club as well as the different national selections in French team. For its part, Cristiano Ronaldo had “only” 10 at the same age. With Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo won the FA Cup in 2004 and lost the finals of 2005 and 2007. The League Cup editions of 2006 and 2009 were won by CR7 with Manchesterin the same way as the Community Shield of 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League and played in a second final in 2009, losing to FC Barcelona. Without forgetting the 2008 Club World Cup won with Manchester United. With Portugal, it was Euro 2004 which escaped Cristiano Ronaldo in the final against the Greece.
Mbappé outclasses Benzema and equals Coman
With l’OL and the Real Madrid, Karim Benzema took part in eight finals. The Coupe de France in 2008, won, a Coupe de la Ligue final lost in 2007 as well as three Champions Trophy in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Real Madridit was the 2011 Copa del Rey that he played first before the Spanish Super Cup the same year as well as in 2012. In the youth teams of theFrench team, Benzema also played in a winning final against Spain during the U17 Euro.
Kingsley Coman, from his debut among professionals, has simply chained titles. With the PSGthe Juventus and the Bayern Munichthe cup finals followed one another for the Parisian titi where he played and won the Champions Trophy in 2013. In Italy, Coman had three finals under his belt before piling them on Bayern Munich. In French teamwith the Euro in 2016, Coman has 18 finals under his belt.
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Lionel Messi and his 19 finals, the master in this field
Child prodigy of world football and nugget of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi quickly piled up the trophies FC Barcelona. From 2005 to 2012, when he celebrated his 25th birthday on June 14, Messi played in 19 finals with Barça and the various selections in Argentina. Along the way, he has only lost three: the Copa America in 2007, the Copa del Rey in 2011 and the Spanish Super Cup in 2012.
Mbappé: A Champions League final to match Messi?
Wednesday evening, Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal of the victory PSG against Stade Rennais in the Coupe de France semi-final. As a result, Mbappé offered himself an 18th final in his career since the Gambardella Trophy in Monaco in 2016 until this Coupe de France 2024. However, in the event of a Champions League final with the PSG or a Spanish Super Cup with the Real Madrid in case of transfer to the White House, Mbappé would equal or even exceed Lionel Messi.
2024-04-04 11:25:06
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