Who else but him? PSG’s providential man since the start of the season, Kylian Mbappé brought out the box of exploits on Tuesday evening once morest Real Madrid: a skillful dribble to sneak between the pair of Madrid defenders, and a flat foot between the legs of goalkeeper Thibault Courtois in the last seconds to offer a deserved victory to the Parisians (1-0), in this round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.
Inevitably, “Kyky” was praised this Wednesday morning by the foreign press, and made the front page of the main Spanish dailies. Starting with the pro-Madrid newspapers: Mbappé “is a bomb” for AS. “How good is this Mbappé!”, title on his side Brand. Both barely evoke Lionel Messi’s penalty, stopped by Courtois (62nd), preferring to dwell on the capital performance of the PSG striker, in a highly symbolic meeting. For months, rumors abound regarding the possible departure to the “Casa Blanca” of the French striker, whose contract ends at the end of the season.
The Catalan press obviously did not miss the opportunity to tackle a very poor Real Madrid in the game on Tuesday, while welcoming the performance of the 23-year-old world champion. “This is how Mbappé wins”writes the Mundo Deportivo. “Soap and Spectacular Goal”headlines the Iberian newspaper Sport.
«Monumental»
The prowess of the Bondynois also made the front page of many leading sports dailies in Europe. In Germany, image evokes a “Mbappé’s stroke of genius”. In Italy, the Gazzetta dello Sport highlight the score “D’un grand (Marco) Verratti”and Neymar’s winning comeback “decisive” with his well-felt heel for Mbappé, «monumental», at the start of the goal action.
Across the Channel, the English press also insists on the prowess of the tricolor striker which compensates for the “failures” of Messi, underlines the Sun. Same for the Mirror. the Guardian dwells on the future of the 23-year-old player, taking up his post-match statements where he said he felt happy at Paris Saint-Germain but “remains undecided regarding his future, writes the London newspaper, as Real Madrid transfer rumors continue to mount.
