PSG star Kylian Mbappé puts FC Barcelona and Ronald Koeman on the rack with hat trick | Football

Kylian Mbappé was unstoppable at Camp Nou.

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sport">The first big opportunity – for the home team – was for Antoine Griezmann, after a clever pass from Pedri, but the Frenchman ran into PSG keeper Keylor Navas.

sport">Mauro Icardi was there when the chickens on the other side a few minutes later, but his somewhat too soft bet was removed from the line.

Penalty kick Barcelona

sport">But the team of trainer Koeman got the biggest chance in the 26th minute. Referee Bjorn Kuipers saw that Frenkie de Jong was hooked within the box and pointed to the spot. It seemed that the Orange-international tackled himself. However, the penalty remained and Messi shot the ball hard behind the hopeless Navas: 1-0.

sport">Two minutes it should have been 2-0. Messi laid the ball wide and therefore ready for Ousmane Dembele, but his roll was a breeze for Navas. It reminded us of the Champions League semi-final between the Catalans and Liverpool in 2019, when the same happened with a 3-0 lead in the final phase. In the return the Blaugranas then 4-0 at Anfield.

Mbappé shows class

sport">Instead of 2-0, it became 1-1 not much later. Marco Verratti found Mbappé in the penalty area. The French star acted quickly, cut away and shot 1-1 against the ropes with the left. The striker coveted by Real Madrid showed his class here.

sport">FC Barcelona faltered, because a minute later the emerging left back Layvin Kurzawa just missed the ball, the hand of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen prevented this. A counter from a corner then almost gave Barcelona the lead, but Griezmann shot wide. Just before half-time, Icardi headed the ball just wide from a corner. At set pieces the Catalans were not strong.

Back and forth

sport">Mbappé was constantly threatening, even right after the tea break. His bet flew just wide. The defense barely got a grip on the fast attacker. Ter Stegen then immediately had to take action again. But the big difference on Tuesday evening was Mbappé again. In the 65th minute he struck again. Dest did not lift offside well, the ball was pulled and Mbappé was there quickly to score the 1-2. Former Ajax player Dest certainly could not get a grip on the French striker.

sport">Five minutes later, Koeman’s Champions League dream was pretty much whirled by Moise Kean, who was allowed to score freely at the far post: 1-3.

sport">As if the 1-3 wasn’t bad enough, it also became 1-4. A delicious counter from PSG ended via Julian Draxler, who neatly laid the ball for Mbappé who had walked along. He then shot the ball in the top corner. A hat trick for him and an illusion poorer for Koeman and FC Barcelona.

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