That is the message that PSG fanatics sent when they saw super striker Kylian Mbappe re-appear for the first time in the starting line-up and scored 2 goals against Lens to bring the home team a 3-1 victory. Parc des Princes in the third round of Ligue 1 2023/24.
Kylian Mbappe’s brilliant return to PSG’s starting line-up against Lens reminds us that the 24-year-old striker has been lighting up Ligue 1 for eight years now. It seems that the drama between Mbappe and PSG this summer does not weigh heavily on the French captain’s feet. We should remember that Ligue 1 is a league where the biggest stars eventually leave us because of many things.
But, no matter how badly PSG treat Mbappe, he will stay, maybe for the last season before moving to a new, bigger destination. It’s appreciable. It’s been almost a decade since Mbappe made his Ligue 1 debut in 2015, when he was less than 17 years old. There is no star that has confirmed the world status that has been associated with our tournament for so long,” journalist Vincent Duluc commented on L’Equipe TV.
Perhaps, that is also why Mbappe decided not to activate the optional clause to extend his contract until 2025 with PSG, but right before the match, there were two times all the fans on the Park of the Princes. Everyone stood up to welcome him back. Crazy fans do not spread the sea to ask Mbappe to renew. And when the game started, they always chanted his name.
In response, Mbappe burned himself out on the field . Coach Luis Enrique arranged PSG to start with a 4-3-3 formation with a trio of Ousmane Dembele – Asensio – Mbappe on the attack and the French champion played with the “virtual 9” number, a former Real Madrid star. Playing on the left wing of his forte, the French super striker worked very wide, running continuously, using speed and technique to torture the extremely solid defense of Lens – the reigning Ligue 1 runner-up.
Leaving the drama behind, Mbappe shows the best version of himself, professional, moving smart, fast and full of determination. He has great connections with partners, from rookies Asensio, Dembele to familiar teammates Vitinha, Hakimi… All show how bad PSG’s behavior is. “After each passing summer and being treated so badly this season, Mbappe is the rare great blue shirt player in history to remain in our league to this day. So, enjoy, instead of treating him badly,” Delux emphasized.
The fact that Mbappe remains in Ligue 1 is certainly because PSG’s economic model is far from France and that the players who leave the Parc des Princes are often the people that Qatar’s owners no longer want, including Neymar. Mbappe’s presence allows French football to see its place in the world and try harder to attract the rest of the football world.
When the match ended, Mbappe stayed for a long time to greet the fans as if it were his last time playing at the Park of the Princes. At the age of 24, Mbappe has set his foot on 301 goals for PSG (215 goals and 84 assists), the most in club history and surpassed the milestone of 150 goals for PSG in Ligue 1. in the colors of Monaco and PSG), Mbappe has scored 244 goals, assisted 100 times in 312 matches.
Including the number of assists and the number of goals for France, the number is 286 goals and 120 assists. That is, he has imprinted shoes on 406 goals for the club and Les Bleus. He is the youngest player to reach this number, almost twice as much as Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age.
Mbappe does not need to advertise how important he is to PSG, to the French league. The statistics themselves speak for themselves. And now the French audience in general, and PSG fans in particular, should enjoy what this 24-year-old super striker brings as long as possible.