‘He’ll go down as the best player to play for PSG’ – Thierry Henry defends Kylian Mbappé | OneFootball

It was a painful night for Kylian Mbappé (25) on what will likely be his last-ever Champions League appearance at the Parc des Princes for Paris Saint-Germain, as the French champions crashed out at the semi-final stage against a spirited Borussia Dortmund.

Mbappé lacked his usual composure in front of the goal in an appearance marked by poor decision-making. He snatched at chances, hit the post, and at the death slipped when he was through on goal.

For PSG’s greatest-ever goalscorer, there would be no return to the Champions League final with his hometown club in his final season. A departure at the end of the campaign is all but confirmed, and an official statement will likely come between now and the opening of Euro 2024.

There’s a sense that this game will be remembered only as an anticlimactic swansong to a career in Paris that was historic in its success, but a failure in the pursuit of the one trophy that appeared to matter to the club.

‘I’m not going to judge Kylian Mbappé on not winning the Champions League’ – Thierry Henry

This is a sentiment that Thierry Henry was keen to push back against in his comments on CBS Sports Golazo. “He was magnificent for PSG… It’s not easy to win the Champions League.” Henry continued, “I’m not going to judge him on not winning the Champions League with Paris… He will go down as the best player to play for PSG.”

GFFN | Nick Hartland