PSG: Mbappé’s impressive feat equals Pepin’s
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A successful evening for Kylian Mbappé! The captain of the French team was the great architect of PSG’s narrow victory (2-1) against Strasbourg this evening. Thanks to his opening score after half an hour of play, the French international reached the twenty-goal mark this season in Ligue 1 for the fourth consecutive season. First in the French Championship for a while… Between 1988 and 1992 Jean-Pierre Pepin played for Paris’s rival club, OM.
Minimum service for PSG
The Bondi prodigy, however, made a poor start to the match with a missed penalty (6′) against Strasbourg’s Moroccan goalkeeper, Alaa Bellaroch, who, at the age of 22, took advantage of Metz Sales’ move to Nottingham Forest to play his first career Ligue 1 match. . He allowed the Parisians to take advantage after thirty minutes of play following a ball past the Strasbourg goalkeeper. Spanish winger Marco Asensio scored a break goal after returning from the locker room (49′), on Kylian Mbappe’s serve, before youngster Dillane Bakwan reduced the gap with twenty minutes racing to time. Despite the match ending where they left off, PSG continued their 14-match unbeaten streak and settled comfortably into first place in the Championship.
Kylian Mbappé has reached the 20-goal mark in Ligue 1 for the 4th consecutive season.
The last person to achieve this feat was called Jean-Pierre Pepin, and he was with OM between 1988 and 1992.#RCSAPSG #League 1 pic.twitter.com/g4ihngukAI
– PokerStars Sports FR (@PSSportsFR) February 2, 2024
In sum
At Mainau, PSG strengthened their leadership position thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Marco Asensio. Dillen Bakwa kept Strasbourg’s hopes alive on the hour mark, which could have snatched a point from the draw at the end of the match.