Kylian Mbappe BREAKS the net with his powerful opener for PSG against Real Sociedad… with the Frenchman’s fierce strike causing delay while it was fixed
Kylian Mbappé broke the net with his powerful goal, giving PSG a further lead in the Champions League match against Real Sociedad on Tuesday evening.
The French star drilled over goal to bury the ball in the far corner of the goal. Replays showed the ball appeared to pull part of the net away from the goal post.
There was a three and a half minute delay while the problem was resolved, before the action got underway in the final sixteen seconds.
It was the opening goal as PSG looked to confirm their place in the last eight of the Champions League after a 2-0 win in Spain in the first leg.
The French World Cup winner sprinted to the left side of the penalty area before whistling a shot into the far corner from an acute angle that goalkeeper Alex Remiro could not deal with.
Kylian Mbappé seemed to break the target with his fierce opener for PSG on Tuesday evening
Part of the net appeared to come loose from the goalpost, causing a brief delay
Mbappe’s goal was his 40th goal or assist in all competitions this season, one of the leading marks in Europe’s five major competitions.
When the match resumed after the three-minute delay to repair the net, PSG maintained their 1â0 lead that evening until half-time, with an aggregate lead of 3â0 over their Spanish opponents.
The attacker will leave the French team on a free transfer this summer and join Real Madrid after a seven-year love-hate relationship with his current team.
Mbappe was knocked out of PSG’s last two league games, with some putting that down to his desire to leave the club at the end of the season.
He watched the second half of PSG’s draw with his former side Monaco from the stands after being withdrawn from the action at half-time.
Mbappe reportedly had clear conversations with Luis Enrique, where the PSG coach is believed to have spoken told the attacker that the substitutions were not personal and had nothing to do with his decision to leave the Parc des Princes.
MbappĂ© watched the second half of PSG’s draw against former Monaco from the stands
He reportedly had clear conversations with coach Luis Enrique after his early dismissal
Instead, he believed Mbappe was not fully fit and wanted to save him for upcoming matches of greater importance, such as the second leg of the Champions League.
Leaders PSG host Reims on Sunday afternoon for their next Ligue 1 appearance, before hosting Nice in the French Cup quarter-final three days later.