France striker Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty that was confirmed by VAR, but scored the rebound in the 89th minute to give PSG a 3-2 victory away at Brest in the 11th round of Ligue 1.
The drama unfolded at the Francis-Le Blé stadium in the 84th minute, when substitute Randal Kolo Muani exchanged passes with Mbappe and entered the penalty area. Muani touched the ball and then fell after a collision with home defender Lilian Brassier, allowing Bizot to comfortably catch the ball. Mbappe and Fabian Ruiz immediately ran to argue with the referee.
The match didn't resume until the 89th minute, when Mbappe took a penalty. He shot low to the left corner, which was saved by the Brest goalkeeper, but the ball rebounded perfectly for the 24-year-old striker to tap into the empty net, securing a 3-2 victory.
Mbappe celebrates after scoring a rebound goal to help PSG beat Brest 3-2 in Round 10 of Ligue 1 on October 29th. Photo: psg.fr
Immediately after Mbappe scored, coach Luis Enrique substituted him with defender Nordi Mukiele to preserve the one-goal lead. As he left the pitch, when booed by Brest fans, the PSG superstar responded by raising two fingers, signifying that he had just scored a brace.
In the 89 minutes he was on the pitch at Francis-Le Ble today, Mbappe touched the ball 43 times, had a 71% passing accuracy with four key passes, successfully dribbled past opponents three times, took five shots, and scored two goals.
Mbappe's earlier goal came in the 28th minute. Following a pass from Lee Kang-in, Mbappe sprinted down the left wing, turned into the center, and fired a low shot into the near corner, leaving goalkeeper Marco Bizot rooted to the spot. The French striker's goal was identical to the opening goal he scored in the 3-0 victory against Milan in the Champions League earlier in the week.
With his brace against Brest, Mbappe has now scored 251 club goals in all competitions, including 27 with Monaco and 223 with PSG. He achieved this milestone eight years after scoring his first goal in Monaco's match against Troyes on February 20, 2016.
Mbappe dribbles during the 3-2 victory against Brest in Round 10 of Ligue 1 on October 29th. Photo: psg.fr
In this match, 17-year-old midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area. After Mbappe doubled the lead, Brest leveled the score thanks to goals from Romain Del Castillo and Steve Mounie. PSG struggled for the remainder of the match before benefiting from VAR and securing three points with a rebound goal from Mbappe.
The 3-2 victory propelled PSG to second place in Ligue 1 with 21 points, one point behind Nice. In the next round on November 3rd, Mbappe and his teammates will return home to face Montpellier.
Starting lineup :
Brest : Bizot, Brassier, Chardonnet, Locko, Lala, Lees-Melou, Magnetti (Doumbia 65), Camara (Martin 71), Mounie (Lage 83), Le Douaron (Satriano 71),Castillo (Dari 83).
PSG : Donnarumma, Skriniar, Pereira, Hernandez, Hakimi, Ruiz, Zaire-Emery, Mbappe (Mukiele 90), Ramos (Kolo Muani 63), Barcola (Dembele 63), Lee Kang-in (Vitinha 74).
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