On Friday, Kylian Mbappé celebrated his 21st birthday. On Saturday, it was Mbappé who was providing the gifts with two glorious goals during PSG’s 4-1 win over Amiens SC and a signed book for a young pitch-invader.
Bored with dominating Ligue 1 with his natural hair color, Mbappé debuted a new color against Amiens while Neymar went with a clip-on Padawan braid. It was Neymar who provided the assist on Mbappé’s opener, and the Brazilian would add a goal of his own to double PSG’s advantage. Mbappé would make it three in the 65th minute by smashing one in at the near post.
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In the 90th minute — with PSG leading 4-1 and only four minutes of stoppage time added — a tearful child made his way onto the pitch in search of Mbappé. The World Cup-winner greeted him with a hug before escorting him to the sideline while signing a book that the boy produced from his jacket.
PSG has a seven-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 and maintains a game in hand on second-place Marseille. The club’s season starts for real on Feb. 18 with its Champions League Round of 16 matchup against Borussia Dortmund.