Football
Mbappe breaks yet another record after PSG win
France striker Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player score 50 goals in Ligue 1 after his brace helped Paris Saint-Germain beat Nimes 3-0.
The 20-year-old scored twice in the final 21 minutes to take his tally to 51 goals in just 88 Ligue 1 matches.
At the age of 20 years, two months and three days, Mbappe is the youngest player since to score a half-century of goals in Ligue 1, breaking Yannick Stopyra’s mark of 21 years, 11 months and nine days, which he accomplished with Sochaux in 1982.
Mbappe currently tops the Ligue 1 scoring charts with 22 goals, five ahead of nearest challenger and teammate Edinson Cavani, who is currently sidelined with a calf injury.
In total the former Monaco forward has scored 27 goals in 31 matches in all competitions so far this campaign.
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