Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé had a simple message for his fans after leading the capital club to a thrilling 3-0 win over AC Milan in their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 cash at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night.
After a disastrous Matchday 2 trip to Newcastle, PSG clinched a second win in the Champions League on Wednesday night, backing up their 2-0 Matchday 1 victory over Dortmund with a 3-0 whipping of Milan to take sole control of Group F.
Captain’s knock
And captain Kylian Mbappé was no stranger to the excellent performance from Luis Enrique’s men at home to the Italians, bagging a superb opener with a nasty low near-post finish – when everyone expected him to try to curl it in at the far post (32 ‘).
Goals followed for Randal Kolo Muani (teed up by Mbappé, 53′) and Lee Kang-in (his first goal for the club since arriving in the summer, set up by a superb dummy from Gonçalo Ramos, 89′), while Ousmane Dembélé had been unlucky to see his superb solo effort ruled out for a foul in the lead-up just after the break (48′).
Aiming high?
It was, all in all, an accomplished display from Enrique’s men, who now sit atop Group F with six points, two points clear of Dortmund and Newcastle. Paris dominated from whistle to whistle, and it augurs well for their chances in the competition that is famous so dear to the club’s Qatari owners – despite their having announced a switch form results-based evaluations of the team’s performances to progress-based ones.
Mbappé, meanwhile, wasn’t rounding down any expectations; in fact, after the match, he was keen to announce his ambition and his drive in the wake of the toppling of a European giant: Be Great.
Mbappé and co’s next chance to be great comes on Sunday afternoon in Ligue 1 Uber Eats as they make the trip to the north-western tip of France to take on the swashbuckling Pirates of Stade Brestois 29.