«The world disappointment will never pass»- Corriere.it

The world disappointment will never pass. the torment of Kylian Mbappe, who will never forget the defeat on penalties against Argentina in the final in Lusail on 18 December. The PSG striker was the great protagonist of the victory against Strasbourg, scoring from a penalty in the 96th minute, in full stoppage time. Again from 11 metres, after the three made against Albiceleste. I’ll never get over this, I’ve had a tough time, he said. And it’s easy to understand his sadness for a World Cup that escaped to the last minute, failing the encore of Russia 2018. Celebrations in Argentina? I don’t waste my energy on trivial things, Mbappe added.

There was no shortage of words for his friend-rival Messi, guilty of having let himself go a bit with provocations with the national team in Qatar: the video in which the Argentine throws the puppet of a ninja turtle with the face of Mbapp went around the world. Skit that apparently the French did not see, or at least pretended not to see: I spoke with Messi after the game, i was congratulated because he had achieved what he had been looking for all his life. What’s really important for me to give my best, now I’m waiting for Leo to come back to win matches and score goals. Without forgetting the puppet with the face of Kylian by Emiliano Martinez, another Argentine who indulged in the celebrations for la tercera.

Not just Mbappe. Protagonist, but negative, too Neymar. Knocked out within a minute for a slap and a simulation. A behavior that has caused controversy to flare up. Le Monde talks about grotesque simulation and a more than avoidable expulsion coming after an interesting performance for an hour, during which his ankle injury and certain other minor physical concerns seemed to be overcome. In short, PSG flies between ups and downs. Waiting for Lionel Messi.