We only talked about him all day, and he was there on the pitch. First by being PSG’s most dangerous striker in the first half against Benfica, and then by scoring a cold-blooded penalty in the 39th minute. Under pressure after the revelations of the day about his desire to leave Paris, Mbappé did not hesitate for a single second to take the ball after the foul in the penalty area on Bernat.
He then took the time to concentrate, encouraged by Neymar, before taking the Lisbon goalkeeper, Vlachodimos, on the wrong foot with a very serene strike. His celebration, full of joy, did not reveal the slightest sign of mistrust towards his club.
At halftime, PSG leads 1-0 against Benfica and is virtually qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League thanks to Maccabi Haifa’s victory over Juventus.
