Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside in Paris Saint-Gemain‘s 1-0 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
The 24-year-old phenom’s thigh injury meant he had to settle for watching his side go 1-0 down from the bench in the first-leg of their last-16 clash on Tuesday.
But after a torrid offensive performance and Neymar and Lionel Messi proving ineffective at the Parc des Princes, PSG boss Christophe Galtier resorted to bringing on the injured Frenchman in the 57th minute.
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And the World Cup golden boot winner certainly made an impact with his blistering pace. He immediately added a threat in behind as Bayern went from being comfortable to panic stations within minutes.
Mbappe’s first major contribution came when he left goal-scorer and former PSG prospect Kingsley Coman for dead with a darting run behind. After latching on to the through-ball, his shot was saved by Yann Sommer.
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Neymar then fired one back in only to be denied by the goalkeeper again, before Mbappe tapped it in from close range 73 minutes in. But the forward was clearly offside and didn’t bother celebrating as the assistant referee raised his flag.
The scintillating Frenchman continued to cause problems and thought he had grabbed the equaliser – for a second time – in the 82nd minute.
PSG broke at speed with full-back Nuno Mendes, who played in a Mbappe for another tap-in, which he fired into the roof of the net. But the Parisians’ jubilant celebrations were abruptly halted by VAR, which ruled Mendes offside in the build up.
Mbappe will surely be left wondering how his side failed to come away with a result at home against the German giants. But if anyone was in need of a reminder, his performance, while hampered by injury, demonstrated his mercurial talent on the big stage once more.
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