Mbappe breaks historic record for Messi in Champions League
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has reached his 100th Champions League match. He became the youngest player to reach that mark
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player in the history of the Champions League, who played 100 matches.
27-year-old Mbappe came in the starting lineup of “Real” for a guest match against “Roma” in the second round of the General stage of the Champions League.
At the time of the game, he is 27 years and 298 days old, a new record. The previous achievement belonged to the Argentine Lionel Messi, who played his 100th match in the Champions League in September 2015 at the age of 28 years and 84 days.
Messi also faced Roma in his anniversary match and now Mbappe has broken his record against the same opponent.
In his 100th match in the Champions League, Mbappe scored a goal that became the 72nd in this tournament. The meeting between Roma and Real Madrid, which began at 22:00 Moscow time, is currently ongoing.
