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This is the Kylian Mbappe show. The Year of Mbappe. Mbappe-Saint-Germain. He is King Kylian, and everything in Paris happens through him. His performance for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes proved it again. He struck late to score the only goal of a 1-0 win in the first leg of their round of 16 tie, he earned a penalty (albeit missed by Lionel Messi), he created the biggest chances. He is always a threat, a danger, and he inspires fear in his opponents.

Neymar could play his first game for Paris Saint-Germain since November when they face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. The French club revealed on the eve of the tie that former Real defender Sergio Ramos is the only player missing due to injury as he continues to struggle with a calf problem. Neymar, meanwhile, has been back in training and could feature for the first time since suffering an ankle injury in a Ligue 1 game against Saint-Etienne on November 28. "He is fine and he is full of confidence. Even if he hasn't played a game he will give 100 percent if he does come on but the coach will decide if he is on the bench or if he plays," said PSG captain Marquinhos. Paris coach Mauricio Pochettino is under pressure to deliver heading into the tie with an exit in the first knockout round of Europe's elite club competition unthinkable for the club that signed Lionel Messi at the start of the season. "Given the players involved this could have been the final," pointed out Pochettino, whose side lost in the semi-finals last season to Manchester City. The Qatar-owned club lost the 2020 final to Bayern Munich but before that had gone out in the last 16 in three straight seasons. "PSG have been trying to win this trophy for 50 years so we are the challengers," said Pochettino, whose team have struggled to convince this season despite sitting 13 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. "The team we are coming up against are the ones who are used to winning the Champions League." Pochettino said that neither Idrissa Gana Gueye nor Abdou Diallo would be considered to start the game at the Parc des Princes having returned last week from winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. PSG are hoping for a big performance from Messi, who has scored five of his seven goals so far this season in the Champions League. He holds the record for most goals scored in the 'Clasico' having netted 26 times against Real Madrid while at Barcelona.

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Mbappe all but put the game to bed inside seven minutes, scoring twice in quick succession for the home side. Lionel Messi also scored twice either side of a Bruges consolation. Mats Rits beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a slotted finish for the visitors, who created several good chances. Follow Tuesday's Champions League action Mbappe's first came after 72 seconds, firing into the bottom corner when goalkeeper Simon Mignolet palmed a cross into his path, before the France forward volleyed in from Angel di Maria's clipped pass soon after. That took him to 31 goals in Europe's elite competition, passing the 30-goal landmark at the age of 22 years and 352 days to surpass Messi, who was 23 years and 131 days when he reached that target. Mbappe then set up the man whose record he had just broken, though PSG's third was a classic Messi dribble and finish. The 34-year-old scampered to the edge of the Bruges box, shifted the ball on to his left foot and curled into the corner to score against a 38th different side in the competition, a joint-record alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.

Practical examinations yesterday evening confirm that Neymar is suffering from a sprain on his left ankle with ligament damage. It is expected that he will be out for between six and eight weeks. A new examination will be made in 72 hours. There are also minor concerns for Verratti, Icardi, Wijnaldum and Herrera, while Draxler is expected to return to training in two or three weeks. Neymar’s absence covers PSG’s next game against Nice and their Champions League tie against Club Brugge. PSG are already assured of finishing second in Group A behind Manchester City. Ligue 1 has a Christmas break of around a month which will take up some of the striker’s absence, and with the knockout stages of the Champions League starting in mid-February, he may not miss the last-16 ties.

I'm very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies," he said through a translator. "I don't know how many years I have left, but I hope many more. I'd like to thank all my (former) teammates at Barcelona and Argentina." Messi finished with 613 points to top prolific Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski on 580. "I would like to say to Robert that it's an honor to be your rival, and everyone would say you deserved to win it last year," Messi said. Awarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d'Or has been given out to men every year since 1956 when Stanley Matthews won. Both 2020 awards were canceled because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the season. The 33-year-old Lewandowski set a new single-season scoring record for the Bundesliga with 41 goals -- one more than late Germany great Gerd Muller -- when he scored in the last minute of the last game. Lewandowski netted in 19 consecutive games in all competitions for Bayern from February to September and he just missed out on equaling the record of scoring in 16 Bundesliga games in a row. Overall, he already has 25 goals in 20 games for Bayern this season. His 11 goals in 12 games for Poland this year took his international tally to 74 in 128 games, just six less than Messi.

Brazil lead the 10-team South American group with 34 points from 12 games, nine clear of second-placed Argentina. The top four teams qualify automatically for Qatar 2022 and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-regional playoff. The win extended Brazil's home run in the qualifiers to 11 consecutive victories, a record in the South American region. The game also marked their 10th consecutive home qualifier without conceding a goal, another record.

Neymar unveiled a fresh look for the international break when he reported for training with the Brazil national team sporting a new superhero-inspired hairdo.

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Brazilian forward Neymar will miss Paris St Germain's Champions League group game against RB Leipzig after picking up an injury on international duty, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday. The 29-year-old was among a number of players not involved in PSG's 2-1 Ligue 1 win over Angers on Friday due to their involvement in World Cup qualifying games.

Kylian Mbappe scored the winner with an 86th-minute penalty as Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain came from a goal down to beat Angers at Parc des Princes. The hosts were awarded a penalty for handball four minutes from time after the referee checked the pitchside monitor. Mbappe found the bottom corner to complete the comeback after Danilo Pereira's header had pulled PSG level. Angelo Fulgini had given the visitors the lead in the first half. Fulgini tapped in from Sofiane Boufal's brilliant low cross 10 minutes before the break against the run of play. Jimmy Cabot had nicked the ball off Marco Verratti on the edge of the Angers box as the visitors broke on the counter-attack to score. PSG were playing without South American stars Lionel Messi, Angel di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Neymar, and Marquinhos after the international break.

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