PSG’s season is still not over yet. They still have two more matches left in the French Ligue A.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe, who announced his departure from PSG after a seven-season campaign, won France’s best player award yesterday.
Mbappe, 25, won the French Ligue A player of the year award for the fifth time in a row at the French Players’ Union awards night in Paris. He has scored 44 goals for PSG in all competitions this season.
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France captain Mbappe officially announced his departure from PSG last week. Although he has yet to say where he will go, but it is clear that he is going to Real Madrid.
Mbappe’s last match for PSG
The French star wore the PSG jersey for the last time at home against Toulouse on Sunday. Mbappe had to leave the field accompanied by mockery from a section of the audience, despite scoring a stunning goal.
In the past, Lionel Messi and Neymar da Silva Santos Jr have also been the subject of derision from fans when leaving PSG. But this time, Mbappe left the field with not only irony, but also the shame of losing by 1-3. However, the French Ligue 1 title was already confirmed for PSG. With this, Mbappe’s team had to face defeat twice in the league this season.
Mbappe’s number of goals this season
Mbappe scored the only goal for PSG’s against Toulouse. With that goal, the number of Mbappe’s goals in the current season in Ligue A stands at 27. He has 8 more goals than Lille’s Jonathan David, who is rank second in the league’s top goalscorer list.
Other winners of the night
PSG’s dominance in domestic football is also reflected in the list of award recipients. The team’s midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma won the Young Player of the Year award. However, the best coach of the year award went to Brest’s Eric Roy. For the first time, this French coach has given the French club a place in the European competition.
Brest has made sure to finish the league in fifth place with one match in hand. Which means, they are guaranteed to play in the Europa League.
PSG still have two regular matches left in the league. They will play against Nice on Thursday. After that opponent Metz. After that is the crucial French Cup final.
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