Champions League: Mbappé scores on his 100th appearance
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Kylian Mbappé became the eighth player to score on his 100th Champions League appearance, with Real Madrid against Roma. Aged 27, the French forward also set the record as the youngest player to reach the milestone, ahead of Lionel Messi, according to data from the Union of European Football Associations cited by Punch.
Kylian Mbappé scored on Wednesday 14 October in his 100th Champions League appearance, during Real Madrid’s match against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The French forward thus became the youngest player to reach the milestone with a goal, aged 27, according to data published by UEFA and reported by Punch.
Mbappé overtook Lionel Messi, who held the previous record after reaching the mark aged 28 against AS Roma on 16 September 2015. He also joins Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry among players who have scored in their 100th match in the competition, Punch reports.
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