He is also the greatest striker at the oldest playground in the hexagonal land with 36 goals.

And against Rennes, the 25-year-old striker had at least 4 chances to hit Mandanda’s net but he was only successful once.

If PSG cannot win tickets to play in the final of the French National Cup for the first time after two consecutive seasons stopping in the 1/8 round.

Then surely Mbappe will have to regret and regret missing many good opportunities. like that, especially the penalty kick in the 37th minute.

Few goalkeepers in France have faced Mbappe as many times as Mandanda.

He has had a total of 12 clashes with Mbappe in domestic tournaments, and has shared the dressing room for many years with the French national team. Therefore, the 39-year-old goalkeeper understands the star playing for PSG very well.

And in a familiar speedy, tricky ball on the left wing, Mbappe was fouled by Rennes midfielder Warmed Omari in the penalty area, PSG was awarded a penalty. The captain of the French national team is responsible for kicking 11m (37′). However, this time his shot was not dangerous enough to defeat Mandanda – who had never successfully saved a penalty.

This is the third time this season Mbappe has missed a penalty kick. But fortunately, like the previous two times, it had no consequences. Because 3 minutes later, it was Mbappe who deceived Mandanda to score the only goal for the French National Cup semi-final. That was Mbappe’s 39th goal after 39 matches this season for PSG (with 8 assists). If counted in all competitions for both club and national team, Mbappe has scored 45 goals and made 14 assists after 45 matches this season.

After scoring, Mbappe ran towards the PSG fans, placing his right hand on his left chest to apologize to them. He missed the penalty kick and apologized with this goal. “It’s great that we can play in the National Cup final again. PSG’s upcoming opponent is Lyon. We will play at Pierre-Mauroy Stadium (Lille’s home stadium) and will try to win. Against Rennes, I tried to make amends for missing a penalty. Luckily, I succeeded so as not to disappoint the home fans,” Mbappe shared after the match.

After 3 consecutive matches without scoring (2 with France and 1 with PSG), Mbappe fired back. More importantly, all the discomfort after being substituted early in last weekend’s win over Marseille also disappeared. Instead, there is always a smiling face and maximum concentration on the field.

This is exactly what PSG needs right now: keep its biggest star in good spirits, maintain high scoring form to be ready for the great battle with Barca in the quarterfinals of the first leg of the 2023/24 Champions League on dawn of April 11 at Parc des Princes.

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Source: Forbes