PSG: replaced during the match, Mbappé does not make a drama of it

This February 25, 2024 could have been a day of celebration at PSG, a Sunday different from the others simply because it celebrated Gianluigi Donnarumma’s 25th birthday. More than the quarter century of the Italian goalkeeper or the draw conceded against Rennes (1-1), he will in fact be remembered for an event as unusual as it was unexpected: the replacement, shortly after the hour mark, of ‘a Kylian Mbappé nevertheless not suffering from any physical problem.

The simple statement of this episode would have flirted with ridicule if it had concerned any other player in France. But Kylian Mbappé, we really need to point out, is anything but an average player due to his talent and the way he manages himself. The figures also say everything or almost the surprise effect generated by Luis Enrique’s decision to bring his evening captain back to the sidelines from the 65th minute of play. This is in fact the first time since November 6, 2022 that the PSG star did not finish a Ligue 1 match for anything other than physical problems.