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Mbappé Says Messi Scored Nine Straight in PSG Training

The anecdote renews a long debate over how PSG’s star power fit into a working team.

Overview

  • Kylian Mbappé told The Bridge podcast that Lionel Messi hit nine goals from nine shots during a finishing drill at Paris Saint‑Germain.
  • Mbappé said Messi was tired late in the session and kept passing the ball into the net with the same precise finish each time.
  • He added that onlookers praised his own tally with Neymar before seeing Messi’s sequence, which he called proof that Messi does everything well.
  • Achraf Hakimi watched on with a fixed stare as Mbappé spoke, and Aurélien Tchouaméni replied that the display was simply too much.
  • For context, Messi and Mbappé played together at PSG from 2021 to 2023, winning domestic trophies but not the UEFA Champions League, a period teammates like Vitinha later said tested the team’s balance.