Tag Archives: Kylian Mbappe

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain opened their Ligue 1 title defence with a shock 1-0 defeat at newly-promoted Lens. The absence of some key players, including Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi, Andel Di Maria and Keylor Navas who have all tested positive for coronavirus, reduced Thomas …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The 2020 Champions League final tournament has triggered a renaissance of a long-forgotten footballing value. Fans and pundits are fascinated as the upward trending team-spirit seems to have driven all four of the semi-final participants to maximum output. While Paris and Bayern could count on …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Distributing the workload ahead of Sunday’s Champions League final against Paris seems the easiest task on Bayern Munich’s plate. Put simply, the players need to recover while Hansi Flick needs to dive into work. The Bayern coach’s main issue is finding a convincing starting 11, …

Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA | Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has backed teammate Neymar to be named the world’s best player by FIFA this year. Neymar has struck a rich vein of form in 2020, guiding PSG to a domestic treble and to within one victory of their first UEFA …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Paris Saint Germain keeper Keylor Navas is a serious doubt for Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal against RB Leipzig after suffering a muscle injury on Thursday. The PSG website has confirmed Navas suffered a hamstring injury, but didn’t say how long he will need to recover. …

Dortmund, Germany | AFP |  Packed with passionate home fans, Borussia Dortmund’s imposing south stand – dubbed ‘The Yellow Wall’ – is the ‘gigantic monster’ lurking to test Paris Saint-Germain stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in the Champions League on Tuesday. “It’s just a fantastic feeling that I haven’t had …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Kylian Mbappe instigated a dramatic Champions League comeback on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in two minutes to rescue a draw against Real Madrid and secure first place in Group A. Madrid dominated the majority of a pulsating contest at the Santiago Bernabeu and looked …

  Suzhou, China | AFP | Midfielder Julian Draxler said Monday that the single-minded “egos” of Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain’s other star forwards did not always make it easy for the team. And the German World Cup winner told AFP in an interview in China that he was still hurting from …

Paris, France | AFP | Could Kylian Mbappe really be about to play his final game for Paris Saint-Germain? And how are the French champions’ main domestic rivals shaping up for what looks set to be a summer of transition? AFP Sport looks at the main talking points in France ahead …