Champions League: Mbappé already king of Spain, Sir Harry sinks the Romans
Mbappé already king of Spain, Sir Harry sinks the Romans
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Ahead of a possible move to La Liga, perhaps as early as next season, Kylian Mbappé shines every time he comes up against Spanish opposition in the Champions League. After his masterclass at the Camp Nou and his fine goal at the Bernabeu, the French genius has now put a damper on the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian.
Mbappé delivers
Under scrutiny in Spain because he is tipped to join Real Madrid this summer, and with Paris fans watching him closely after his little sulk on Friday at Monaco, the France captain did not disappoint. He produced a Ballon d'Or-worthy performance. After a lovely feint that left two defenders for dead, Mbappé fired a clean strike into the net past Alex Remiro. 1-0 after 15 minutes; 3-0 on aggregate, and against a Basque side who have barely been able to string two moves together for weeks, the tie was as good as over. The Basques' flashes of quality would change nothing. Mbappé even put the tie to bed by breaking clear to score the 2-0 goal, even though Merino pulled one back to make it 2-1. PSG thus book their place in the quarter-finals.
Bayern outclass Lazio
Bayern Munich went through too. The Bavarians are in slightly better shape. After losing 3 in a row, including the 1-0 defeat at Lazio in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, the Germans outclassed the Romans. And the main man behind this win is English. Sir Harry Kane.
The former Tottenham striker levelled the tie in the 38th minute (1-0). Thomas Muller doubled the lead just before the break (45+2). And Kane gave his team-mates real breathing space by claiming a second after the restart (66th). At 3-0, it was all over for the helpless Italians.