Two days after his departure was made official at the end of the season, Kylian Mbappé played his last game this Sunday at the Parc des Princes in PSG’s colours, against Toulouse. Scorer, the French striker had an emotional night, marred by the 3-1 loss.
At 25, Kylian Mbappé has already experienced almost everything, from the World Cup play-offs to high-stakes matches in the Champions League, EC and Ligue 1. But saying goodbye to his favorite club, whose shirt he has worn for seven years, was a great first. The French striker obviously had a special Sunday for his last game at the Parc des Princes in PSG’s colours. Who cares who the opponent is – in this case Toulouse – as long as there’s emotion.
He knew the context: two days ago, Kylian Mbappé confirmed through a video message on his social networks what everyone knew, namely that he was leaving PSG at the end of the season. A way to set the context and clarify his future, to finish in the best possible way with the Parisian club, despite the elimination in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
As explained by RMC Sport, PSG had planned celebrations for the title of French champion at the end of the match, not especially for the player: internally we presented a schedule that was too short. The freshness of the relationship between the player and Parisian president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has nothing to do with it either. The supporters of Collectif Ultras Paris had decided to plan something.
Kylian Mbappé arrived at the Parc des Princes in the club’s gray kit, with a passive face. Then we saw him again when he came to warm up on the pitch. During the first announcement of the team composition, whistles came from the stands, mainly from the Auteuil corner. Within the CUP, opinions have been divided in recent weeks about the fact tribute or not to Kylian Mbappé. The whistles were fewer when the line-up was announced by Michel Montana, the announcer for the Parc des Princes.
Communion around the tifo
But the smile quickly returned to the world champion’s face, as CUP displayed a tifo with his picture as well as a banner: “Kid from the Parisian suburbs, you have become a legend of PSG”. The 25-year-old came down the corner to communicate with the fans. As the teams entered the pitch, the series scorer appeared, smiling but focused, accompanied by several children wearing Mbappé flock jerseys.
The last was destroyed by defeat
Holder and captain of his last in his Parisian garden, Kylian Mbappé was quick to strike: 8th minute, opened the scoring from the boy from Bondy. Barely spoiled by the intervention of VAR, which eventually confirmed the goal, his 27th of the season in Ligue 1, his 44th in all competitions.
The rest was less flamboyant, despite all the efforts of Kylian Mbappé, who we also saw enjoying his final moments with his teammates, especially Marco Asensio. Because Toulouse wanted to take advantage of the many rotations of Luis Enrique and the places left by Parisians who were not superb. Thijs Dallinga quickly equalized (13th), while Yann Gboho scored Violet’s second goal in the second period.
The big blow came at the very end of the match, with a third Toulouse goal. Kylian Mbappé will not have come out and will not have had the right to applause when he was substituted. At the final whistle, the supporters’ chant was not aimed at him individually. “We are the champions!” chanted the crowd before the festivities for the 12th French Champions Trophy. A little bitter note for Kyky’s there’.
“I hope that next year we will be even stronger”
“I spent a season with him at PSG. He gave so much for the club, he did so much. We are happy with everything he did, he grew up well at PSG, he achieved so much. , he is a PSG legend, we “are satisfied with everything he has done, we are proud of him”, greeted Ousmane Dembélé on Canal+ Sport… before he hoped for an even stronger collective next season. : “I hope we will be even stronger this year, 12 or 13 changes and we manage to have a good season, we know each other even more and I hope that next year we will be even stronger. The players will pass and PSG will stay. This is what Paris has wanted for a long time: to become more important than theirs players.Even if they are as strong and legendary as Kylian Mbappé.
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