International striker Kylian Mbappé scored a goal in his last match at Hadiqa Stadium
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International striker Kylian Mbappé scored a goal in his last match at Hadiqa Stadium

2024-08-19Last Updated: 2024-06-06
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International Striker Kylian Mbappé Scored A Goal In His Last Match At Hadiqa Stadium

International striker Kylian Mbappe scored a goal in his last match at the “Parc des Princes” stadium in the colors of his team Paris Saint-Germain, which lost to its guest Toulouse 1-3 in the penultimate 33rd round of the French Football League, two days after his departure was formalized after 7 seasons. He spent it in the ranks of the capital team.

Mbappe leaves his club after 7 years without revealing his next stop, which is expected to be at Real Madrid, Spain.

Saint-Germain suffered only its second loss in the league this season, so its score stopped at 70 points.

Before the match, Paris fans raised a banner reading, “A child from the suburbs of Paris, who became a Paris Saint-Germain legend,” after the first banner was raised to thank Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, whose contract also expires this summer.

Mbappe went to the audience the moment the banner was raised, greeted them, and took pictures of himself with the fans (behind him) after they raised a larger banner with his picture.

Mbappe began the celebrations after he opened the scoring after being alone with the goalkeeper, after a long pass from Spanish goalkeeper Arnau Tinas, with a goal that was confirmed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) (8).

Mbappe raised his scoring tally to 27 goals in 29 league matches this season, and 256 in all competitions since joining the club in his 306 matches.

The best scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the day before yesterday, Friday, in a video clip lasting approximately 4 minutes, that he will leave the club this summer.

He said: “I will play my last match in the Parc des Princes on Sunday,” adding, “I needed a new challenge after 7 years.”

If Mbappe does not reveal his destination, except for any drama, his new team will be Spanish Real Madrid, whose Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Saturday evening regarding the possibility of the French international’s arrival, that he is focusing “for the time being” on the end of the season, without further comments.

“Club legend”

Before the match, Saint-Germain had not announced any honors for Mbappe, who – despite his many records – was unable to lead the club towards winning the Champions League title for the first time in its history.

The club management said, “Sunday will be dedicated to celebrating the French League title,” as the club received the 12th cup in its history in the league.

The club considers that the announcement of departure is not an event and that it has been preparing for the post-Mbappe era for many months, since it notified it of its decision in February. As for his large fans, the announcement, which was widely reported in the media, is also not new.

On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain continued tweeting on its “X” (formerly Twitter) accounts about topics unrelated to its striker, such as new shirts or a video game, as if nothing had happened.

Enrique himself avoided talking about any tribute to Mbappe on Sunday, and in return was keen to greet his player in a press conference at the Paris Saint-Germain headquarters in Poissy (Yvelines), saying: “He is a legend of the club. He is a player who gave everything to this club, and the club gave him everything as well.” “.

The Spanish coach stressed, “Despite the fact that we often wanted to oppose each other, which Kilian publicly denied, all I can say about Kilian as a footballer and a person is wonderful.”

He added, “I understand his decision, and things must end in the best way for all parties,” stressing that Paris Saint-Germain will be stronger next season. Because he believes that Mbappé’s departure, which was announced a long time ago, “does not change anything in the general scene.”

Following the video clip published on Instagram, in which he specifically thanked the successive coaches and sporting directors of the club, Mbappé met with the “Paris Ultras” group on Friday evening at the Parc des Princes stadium.

“I was lucky to be part of this club,” he said afterwards, recalling the “feelings and atmosphere” of his career with him since 2017.

But on Sunday evening against Toulouse, not all fans’ hearts necessarily shook in unison because the player was divided and upset at times during his seven years at Paris Saint-Germain.

Especially during this last season, when he announced his departure early and with his mediocre performance in the Champions League competition, especially during the elimination in the semi-finals against the German Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening at the Princes’ Park Stadium.

Jean-Baptiste Guégan, author of the book “The Mbappe Revolution” and a member of the “Paris United” group, criticized the international striker, saying, “We are talking about a 25-year-old footballer, who played his most “average” season and who will leave without elegance with a video characterized by urgency, commitment and tension. “.

On the contrary, his colleague in the French national team, Ousmane Dembélé, praised him and said, “Mbappe will always be a Saint-Germain legend.”

Former Paris Saint-Germain player and former Belgian international Thomas Meunier, who played with Mbappe, also praised him in L’Equipe: “Kylian is the No. 1 in the history of Paris Saint-Germain. On the field, in the media, in charisma… he is Mbappe.”

“You don’t realize what it’s like for a young player to start at the highest level and maintain the pace year after year,” he added. There aren’t many players like that. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar… I think I can name 10… and even then, 10 is too many.”

2024-08-19Last Updated: 2024-06-06
1,909 4 minutes read

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