The Champions League smasher between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid seemed to end in a draw, until Kylian Mbappe struck deep into stoppage time. What are the foreign media saying about this duel? An overview.
“Real Madrid were on the brink of leaving the Parc des Princes alive thanks to the best goalkeeper on the planet. But in the 94th minute, which has already given the Royal so much glory in the past, Kylian Mbappe condemned them with his work and grace. He responded to Courtois’ action, who made three decisive saves and saved a penalty with a portion of class, strength and character. It was a monumental goal by the best player of the moment,” wrote the Spanish sports newspaper marca in the first paragraph of the match report.
The newspaper wrote: ,,Kylian Mbappe showed why as a club you have to go to great lengths to sign him. That action, full of power and class, like Ronaldo once against Valencia, portrays the man of the future. Bernabéu will receive him in March, as the successor.”
Whatever happens, PSG will not accuse Mbappe of anything. Whatever happens, Madrid owes a lot to Courtois and Militao. That was the match,” wrote the Spanish ASH, that Mbappé attributed exceptional qualities. “Their best man played well above the general level, in the role of a planetary star.”
The sports newspaper was concerned about Real’s form, let ASH appear in the final paragraph. ,,Courtois is the only one who could show off in the final phase and who in the end also became the most decisive player in Madrid. That says a lot about him and very little about the team.”
Also Mundo Deportivo saw that Real Madrid were not playing their best game. “It was the night before the roll-up and PSG were clearly superior to Real Madrid thanks to a superior Mbappe. Apart from being ups and downs and the noises surrounding his future he is playing with the illusion of holding up the Champions League cup in Paris.”
In his last move, he created ‘a bit of magic’, outplaying Lucas Vázquez and Militao to give his team an advantage before moving on to the Bernabéu. ,,Mbappe doesn’t say anything about his future. He may be wearing white in June, but what he wants now is to win the Champions League with PSG,” he wrote Mundo Deportivo, who also wanted to say something about Messi. ,,He is by no means a player in his Barcelona time. Messi is always Messi, but against Real he was a lot less Messi.”
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