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February 27 2022 12:30 GMT
Update date: February 27 2022 13:25 GMT
Kylian Mbappe, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, expressed his great happiness to play alongside Argentine star, Lionel Messi.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to win 3-1 at home to struggling Saint Etienne on Saturday, 16 points clear at the top of the French Ligue 1.
France striker Mbappe scored once in each half of the Argentine star’s assist, then set up the third goal, scored by Danilo Pereira, with a header at the far post.
Mbappe said in statements after the match published by Le Parisien newspaper: “Messi is definitely a great player, and I am happy for him. .
He added: “I have always said this and I will repeat it. It is easy to play alongside Messi, he is a great player, and I have always wanted to play with great players, the big stars were found to play together, I certainly enjoy on the field, I am happy, and I also learn from him.”
It is noteworthy that Messi moved to Saint-Germain last summer through a free deal, after the Catalan club failed to renew his contract, due to the Financial Fair Play Law applied by the Spanish League.
The Opta statistics network indicated that the Argentine star is the best goal maker in the five major European leagues in 2022.
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Messi reached 9 assists in the French League, one pass from Olympique Marseille player Dimitri Payet, who has the largest number of assists in the tournament so far.
It is noteworthy that Lionel, the 34-year-old, has scored only two goals in the French league this season, against Nantes and Lille.
While the official website of Paris Saint-Germain indicated that Mbappe reached his 156th goal in the Paris team shirt in various competitions, to be equal with the Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the current AC Milan striker, as the club’s second historical scorer.
Uruguayan star Edinson Cavani, the current Manchester United striker, is the Paris club’s all-time top scorer with 200 goals.
Mbappe is the top scorer in the French league this season, with 15 goals.
Paris Saint-Germain strengthened the top of the French league standings with 62 points, 16 points ahead of its closest competitor, Nice, the runner-up with 46 points, while Saint-Etienne’s balance stopped at 22 points in 16th place.
Mbappe’s contract with Saint-Germain expires next June, knowing that he joined the team in the summer of 2017 from Monaco on loan with an obligatory purchase for 180 million euros, and many reports indicate his imminent departure in the next Mercato to join Real Madrid.