By Denis Kayongo.
Kylian Mbappe is the youngest player to reach 25 goals in the Champions League following his strike against Barcelona in the last 16.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe made Champions League history on Wednesday with his penalty against Barcelona.
The France international scored for PSG from the Penalty after 31 minutes to overtake Lionel Messi’s record as the youngest player to reach 25 goals in the competition, aged 22 years and 80 days.
After a hat-trick in the first leg last month, Mbappe has now scored four goals against Barcelona this term – the most a player has ever scored against the Barcelona in a single season in the competition.
Messi cancelled out Mbappe’s goal soon after with a stunning effort from distance, taking his tally of Champions League goals from outside the area to 19.
Since his debut in the competition in December 2004, only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more from range in the tournament (20).
