The France striker opened the scoring against the Blaugrana in the last-16 second leg at Parc des Princes
Kylian Mbappe has become the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 25 goals in the competition, breaking Lionel Messi’s record.
Barcelona’s purposeful opening was understandable given their 4-1 first-leg reverse and Keylor Navas was tested twice by Ousmane Dembélé early on. But they fell behind when Clément Lenglet clipped Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappé converted the resulting penalty for his fourth goal of the tie.
22y 80d – Aged 22 years and 80 days, Kylian Mbappé has become the youngest player in UEFA Champions League history to reach 25 goals in the competition, taking the mantle from Lionel Messi (22y 286d). Idolise. pic.twitter.com/bPetOpNyri
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2021
Mbappe opened the scoring for PSG against Messi and Barcelona on Wednesday, netting from the penalty spot in the 31st minute of their last-16 second leg clash.
At 22 years and 80 days, Mbappe broke a record Messi set aged 22 years and 286 days.
Mbappe gave PSG a huge lead going into the second leg by scoring a hat-trick in the first leg at Camp Nou – a 4-1 win for the Ligue 1 giants.
With his goal at home on Wednesday, Mbappe set yet another record in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw, with PSG advancing to the last eight through a 5-2 aggregate win.
4 – Kylian Mbappé has scored four goals against Barcelona in this season's UEFA Champions League – the most a player has ever scored against the Spanish side in a single season in the competition. Daylight. pic.twitter.com/vhNSHrCLDJ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2021
The striker has four goals against Barca in this year’s Champions League, becoming the first player to score that many goals against the Blaugrana in a single season of the competition.
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With Neymar currently sidelined through injury, Mbappe has become PSG’s unquestioned attacking star in recent weeks.
Mbappe has six goals in his last seven Ligue 1 games in addition to his Champions League heroics against Barcelona.
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As PSG chase their first ever Champions League title they are also involved in a tight domestic race. Mbappe and co are currently in second place in the Ligue 1 table, trailing Lille by two points.
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