KYLIAN MBAPPE WAS forced out of Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 victory over Toulouse on Sunday as the French forward became the third player to suffer an injury on the day for the French champions.
The striker was forced out of the match in the 66th minute with an apparent leg injury, ending his day prematurely.
Mbappe walked down the tunnel with a team physio with 17-year-old defender Arthur Zagre taking his place in the PSG lineup.
The injury was the third of the day suffered by a PSG player, as Edinson Cavani and Abdou Diallo were also forced out of the match.
Cavani’s injury occurred just 14 minutes into the match as the Uruguayan forward appeared to tweak his groin, prompting an immediate substitution.
He was replaced by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who provided a pair of goals for PSG in their convincing win.
Diallo, meanwhile, lasted until the 40th minute before exiting following an aerial duel with Thiago Silva taking his place.
Mbappe had played all 90 minute in each of PSG’s first two matches of the Ligue 1 campaign, having scored in a 3-0 season-opening win against Nimes.
However, he was held scoreless in the second match against Rennes as PSG were stunned 2-1.
The Frenchman scored 33 league goals in 29 appearances last campaign, helping PSG win the league once again.
He also scored four goals in eight Champions League appearances, although PSG were stunned by Manchester United in the Round of 16 in last year’s tournament.
PSG have been without Neymar to start the season, and the Brazilian star did not dress once again in the victory over Toulouse.
Choupo-Moting was joined on the scoresheet by defender Marquinihos, who scored the fourth and final goal, as well as an own goal from Matthieu Goncalves.
Next up for PSG is a visit to Metz on Friday before the start of the first international break of the campaign.
After that, the French champions will return home to the Parc de Princes to host Strasbourg on 14 September.
- Omni
699 in total I believe. INCREDIBLE. No.1 in the World now. Messi slippn back in his 30s.
@McSalmon: Messi is 32 this season, he already has 5 goals is 8 games. Last season he scored 51 goals in 49 matches and had 19 assists. Stop talking nonsense, you are embarrassing yourself…..
@Devilsavocado: you’re missing my point AGAIN!
@Devilsavocado: btw his stats are in decline and CR7 had bagged 3CLs 1 Euro and 1 Nations League and 2 League titles since Messi last won a CL and without Xavi and Iniesta ain’t looking so good. Maradona always better in his prime too. CR7 GOAT.
@McSalmon: no Iniesta or Xavi last season and still won the ballon dor. Over 50 goals scored. Explain that Ronaldo is top class but sorry Messi is “different” class. Suck it up
@Ado Smith: Modric won that
@Ado Smith: He didn’t win the Balon D’Or last year. And hasn’t for 5 years.
As the great Eammon Dunphy once said, ‘that lad Ronaldo is only a cod, a spoofer!’
@Hidden Connemara: dunphy is the ultimate spoofer. He was spouting that when R7 was banging in 42 goals a season for ManU from the wing.
@Hidden Connemara: that quote is emblazoned on the side of a pub in Dublin so it will never be forgotten
@Dominic Gallagher: which one…been across the pond a few years.
GOAT !!!!
Ronaldo is without doubt the greatest goal scorer we have ever seen! His stats will tell us that.
It can be said about all truly great players (Pele, Maradonna, Cryuff, Beckenbauer, Best, Maldini, the other Ronaldo etc etc) that they are all different in their own way. I suppose that’s part of what makes them truly great!
But imo if there were two games on side by side with both Ronaldo & Messi playing in their prime and I was given the choice to pick one to sit and watch I would choose to watch Messi every time.
The thing I love most about these arguments is that there actually is an argument to have. So I will continue to bask in the wonder of both of these amazing truly great players
You don’t necessarily need to be flashy to be great
@Eoin Murphy: one can do both btw. e.g: Usain Bolt, Ayrton Senna, Micheal Jordan.
CR7 will go down as the GOAT. His stats are not human.
@Stanley Baggins: agreed his stats are inhumane