Paris Saint-Germain’s perfect start to the season continued on Sunday as they defeated Marseille 2-0 away from home.
Kylian Mbappe is a young man who has grown accustomed to headlines during his brief career, but especially so in recent months, during which he became the first teenager since Pele in 1958 to score in a World Cup final as France won the trophy.
More glory is set to follow at Parc des Princes this season, and he helped underline PSG’s dominance of domestic affairs on Sunday at the home of their great rivals.
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He was surprisingly left on the bench from the beginning of the match but took less than three minutes after coming on in the second half to break the deadlock, speeding away from Boubacar Kamara before firing by Steve Mandanda, highlighting his importance to the team.