Tuesday, 05 November, 2024

Mbappe becomes PSG all-time leading scorer


French forward Kylian Mbappe has emerged as Paris St Germainā€™s all-time top scorer after scoring in his team’s 4-2 home victory over Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

The 24-year-old scored two minutes into stoppage time for his 201st goal in all competitions for the French club.

Kylian Mbappe has now scored a whopping 201 goals in 247 appearances for PSG to become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer (Image: @FabrizioRomano)

After the final whistle, the Parisien club organised a brief ceremony, with a big portrait of the former Monaco man displayed at the Parc des Princes.

PSG were 2-0 up after 17 minutes following goals by Lionel Messi and a Jaouen Hadjam own goal, only for the away side to equalise before the break through Ludovic Blas and Ignatius Ganago.

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The 2019/2020 Champions League finalists secured all three points after Daniloā€™s goal on the hour mark and Mbappeā€™s injury time strike.

With the victory, Christophe Galtier’s side now have 63 points from 26 Ligue 1 games this season.

PSG got off to a dream start when Messi opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a left-footed volley form Fabian Ruizā€™s cross.

Five minutes later, Alban Lafont directed Nuno Mendesā€™ attempt into the path of Hadjam who, under pressure from Nordi Mukiele, bundled the ball into his own net to give PSG a 2-0 advantage.

What Mbappe said

ā€œItā€™s very special to be here. The last time I was here was to announce I was staying (to extend his contract), itā€™s an honour to be here as the clubā€™s top scorer,ā€ said Mbappe.

Kylian Mbappe overtakes Edinson Cavani as PSG’s all-time leading scorer (Image: Twitter)

ā€œItā€™s a privilege to be a PSG player, to play in this historic shirt, for the biggest club in France.ā€

PSG travel to Bayern Munich later this week seeking to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit in the Champions League last 16.


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