Manchester City v Mónaco was the best fixture in the first leg of the Last 16 round of the Champions League. We were delighted to see eight goals in a rollercoaster of game. The French team seemed to take advantage in the tie, but Manchester City reacted in the last 20 minutes to get an impressive 5-3 in the scoreboard. The second leg will be as exciting as the game at the Etihad Stadium.
One of the most impressive players of the game was Kylian Mbappé Lottin. The French attacker is only 18 years old but he has already played 18 games with Monaco in Ligue One, scoring 7 goals and giving 8 assists. Little by little, Mbappé is gaining a spot in the starting eleven together with Radamel Falcao. Mónaco are the best attacking team in Europe, and Mbappé is adding his piece of work to Jardim’s great performance.
Mbappé physical appearance and way of playing reminds the supporters to Thierry Henry. The former Arsenal star was also raised at Mónaco and he showed after his quality in Italy, England and Spain.
Mbappé’s contract with Mónaco ends in June 2019 but several big European teams are already asking the French club about his situation. Mónaco’s chairman, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is used to sell players but he always demand a lot of money. Actually, Real Madrid have the experience with James Rodríguez, whose transfer fee after the World Cup was €70M.
The French newspaper L’Equipe published that also Real Madrid have shown some interest in the young jewel. Los Blancos will have to fight against Bayern Munich or Barcelona to get Mbappé. A new star has been born and Los Blancos should follow him because he showed his great quality in the first big game in Europe. Not many players could do it in a historical venue like Etihad Stadium.
