Kylian Mbappé’s good period is confirmed. After several difficult weeks, the French striker once again proved decisive on Wednesday evening in the Champions League with Real Madrid. Scorer of the 3-0 goal just after the break, the former Parisian participated in the offensive festival of his team, the clear winner of RB Salzburg (5-1).
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Mbappé showed self-sacrifice to achieve this goal. After pushing his ball a little too far, he broke away to put pressure on Salzburg goalkeeper Janis Blaswich, from whom he stole the ball from his feet to score in the empty goal.
350 career goals… and better than Thierry Henry in the Champions League
This goal is the 51st of his career in the Champions League. After joining Thierry Henry in the ranking of the top scorers of the event, he overtakes the former Arsenal striker to take eighth place alone. He now has Thomas Müller (7th, 55 goals) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (6th, 56 goals) in his sights.
-Against Salzburg, Mbappé also scored the 350th goal of his professional career. In detail, he scored 256 goals with PSG, 48 with the French team, 27 with Monaco and 19 with Real Madrid.
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