Kylian Mbappe Strikes Late To Give Paris Saint-Germain Edge Over Real Madrid In Champions League Last-16 Tie
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Kylian Mbappe struck in the fourth minute of injury time to give Paris Saint-Germain a precious 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappe struck in the fourth minute of injury time to give Paris Saint-Germain a precious 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. It looked as though Real would escape with a draw after weathering a first-half onslaught from PSG before Lionel Messi had a penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois just after the hour mark at the Parc des Princes. Then, in the last minute of stoppage time, Mbappe burst into the box from the left and between two defenders before finishing past Courtois for his 22nd goal this season.
"I got myself into some space and then it was one against two in the box, and in the box the attacker is always in control," Mbappe told broadcaster Canal Plus.
"The defenders were going back and I could decide where I wanted to go, and then I managed to put it between the legs of Courtois."
Tipped to move to Madrid when his contract in Paris expires at the end of the season, Mbappe's last-gasp strike means his current club have the edge heading into the return at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 9.
He added: "We are very pleased to have this slight advantage but there is a return leg to come and we need to make sure we prepare well in our upcoming league matches."
