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Mbappe’s recent tense relationship with president Nasser al-Khelaifi meant he did not have a tribute ceremony at the Parc des Princes in his final match as a PSG player. With what he has devoted for 7 years, becoming a living legend here, with 256 goals and 95 assists in 307 matches, he deserves to be treated better by the capital team when he leaves.
However, PSG did not organize any honor ceremony to bid farewell to the greatest striker in the club’s history. On the night of May 10 and the morning of May 11, PSG ultras held a grand BBQ party at the Parc des Princes to bid farewell to their idol. Mbappe was very happy to join them, smiling and comfortable with his younger brother Ethan Mbappe.
The evening started strangely at Parc des Princes: while announcing the starting lineups of the two teams, Kylian Mbappé’s name was booed and whistled by some fans present at the stadium. A truly unusual behavior for a club legend. Looking at the way Mbappe was treated, which other stars dare to come to PSG in the future?
After that, the players entered to warm up before the match. Mbappe paused his warm-up to greet the PSG ultras at the Auteuil stand. They unfurled a banner: “Kid from the suburbs of Paris, you have become a legend of PSG.”
PSG ultras have prepared a giant tifo with the image of the Parisian striker with his signature celebration and the laurel wreath of victory. A very simple image but enough to say it all. At PSG he has always been a legend.
Before retiring, the two employees who had been with PSG the longest, including Gérard Guillochon and Jean-Claude Dinet, had the honor of starting the match with Mbappe. If Guillochon has been with the club since its inception (1970), Dinet has also been with PSG for the past 47 years.
Realizing that goalkeeper Tenas was about to throw a pass across the line, Mbappe moved extremely quickly, then passed Toulouse goalkeeper Guillaume Restes to open the score in the 8th minute for the home team. This was the 256th goal for PSG and the last time he scored for the capital team at the Parc des Princes.
He ran out to celebrate the goal with Asensio. This is Mbappe’s 27th goal in Ligue 1 2023/24. And he will certainly once again win the title of top scorer of the French National Championship and receive this award for the 6th consecutive time.
Immediately after that, he ran straight to the bench and hugged goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who will also leave PSG this season. Navas came to PSG in the summer of 2019 and was PSG’s number 1 goalkeeper before Donnarumma arrived in 2021. Unfortunately, coach Luis Enrique did not let the Costa Rican goalkeeper play a single minute in this match. To Mbappe, Navas is not only a teammate, but also an extremely close brother and friend.
Until the last minute, Mbappe was tightly surrounded by the Toulouse defense and could not reverse the outcome of the match. PSG lost 1-3 at home on the day they celebrated the Ligue 1 championship. This is also the helpless image of Mbappe in the final matches for PSG in the Champions League.
Mbappe said goodbye to PSG fans in the 1-3 loss to Toulouse. Mbappe’s tired, disappointed face received encouraging applause from the ultras.
The evening ended at Parc des Princes with a celebration of the Ligue 1 championship. Alongside captain Marquinhos and his teammates, Mbappe participated in a collective ceremony to celebrate PSG’s 12th championship title.
Mbappe then took photos with his younger brother Ethan – also the French champion – and his parents before leaving the Parc des Princes.
Two French champion brothers. Kylian Mbappe’s younger brother grew up in PSG’s youth academy and also had his first minutes playing for the capital club in Ligue 1 this season at the age of 17. When Mbappe leaves, his younger brother will certainly also go. having difficulty finding a place in PSG’s midfield.
PSG players next to recently achieved trophies.