Kylian Mbappé was the author of a phenomenal treble on the lawn of Camp Nou, this Tuesday evening, during the round of 16 of the Champions League between Barça and PSG (1-4).
A historic performance. Kylian Mbappé became this Tuesday evening the second player to achieve a hat-trick on the Camp Nou lawn in the Champions League, in the round of 16 first leg between Barça and PSG (1-4). The first was Andriy Shevchenko with Dynamo Kiev in 1997. He is even the first player in history to score a hat-trick against Barca in a Champions League knockout match. And only Karim Benzema (18) and Thierry Henry (12) scored more than him (10) among the French players in the knockout phase.
The Parisian striker has also established himself as the third top scorer in the history of the capital club (111), overtaking Pauleta, behind Edinson Cavani (200) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (156). An XXL performance to relive in video with images from RMC Sport (above).
“This match is wonderful, but we didn’t win anything”
After the meeting, and this fantastic evening for him, Kylian Mbappé made a point of remaining measured. “We are very happy, it was a very important game for us, he confided hot to the microphone of RMC Sport. We wanted to come here and win, that’s what we did, with the way . But we are very focused on our goals, we have an important match on Sunday in the league, because we are not first, so we will have to get our heads back in Ligue 1. This match is magnificent, but we do not ‘won nothing. “
PSG will have to finish the work in the return match on March 10 at Parc des Princes. And Kylian Mbappé is confident his team can do even better. “It’s continuity, explained the Frenchman. The coach (Pochettino) has done a wonderful job since he arrived but he continued the work of Thomas Tuchel who took us to the final last season. season was disrupted by several factors, with the Covid, the lack of preparation … But we are starting to get better and better physically, even if we are not yet at the peak of our form. We will try to make further progress. . “
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