PSG attacker Kylian Mbappe has jumped to the defense of his attacking mate Lionel Messi, following the Argentine's slow start to life at the Parc des Princes. The Frenchman insists his colleague is still adapting to life at his new club and is "getting better and better."
Despite being the standout performer for PSG this season, Kylian Mbappe continues to respect Lionel Messi, calling the Argentine a great player while defending him from critics.
"He's a great player. I'm happy for him because we know he's adjusting to a new life, a new city and a new club," the 23-year-old said of the former Barcelona captain.
"And even when you win seven Ballons d'Or, you have to adapt too. But he is getting better and better, he is happy and I always said it in the first part of the season, if we have a great Messi, it's better.
"With him it's easy. I've always wanted to play with great players and great players are made to play with great players and we have a blast on the pitch. Personally, I really enjoy it," the Frenchman added.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have established incredible chemistry on the pitch, which has been on demonstration over the last couple of weeks.
For instance, the Frenchman bagged a brace for PSG against Nantes last weekend, with the Argentine setting him up on both occasions.
It all started when Mbappe provided the assist for Messi to score his first goal for PSG during a Champions League clash with Manchester City in September. More similar instances have followed in recent months.
Fans will have to wait and see if their deadly partnership will be enough to lead PSG to claim the European crown this season.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe's numbers for PSG so far this season
Following a slow start to life in the French capital, Lionel Messi is finally upping his efforts with a couple of promising displays in recent weeks. So far, the former Barcelona captain has recorded seven goals and 11 assists to his name in 21 across all competitions.
Kylian Mbappe, however, has been quite unstoppable in front of goal since the campaign kicked off. The Frenchman has notched up 24 goals and 17 assists for the Parisians in 34 games across all fronts.
Davichi
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The funny thing about people who trolls Messi's performance is that all they talk about is goals, but the ball don't just get to the striker that scores. Messi has been a hard worker for PSG since he joined and he creates a lot of chances for the team... Messi's game has never been all about goals alone and he's building up momentum with each match for PSG.
bopbdkrs
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There is a reason he is the beast with 7 ballon diors
Ebubechukwu1996
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Messi and Ronaldo have nothing to prove again they role football fpr 15 years first in history of football, we the fans are just trolling them for fun
JoyNg
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only the strong will understand👇
Raphiejay
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Mbappe might be replaced by Lewandoski in Psg That’s why Lewy has recently started praising Messi again Interesting prospects ahead
Dixonmande
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I don't care bt wat I know z ,pain will always be delivered successfully to people who troll messi
Couzin-C33
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no trolls... but Messi is getting better everyday
KingBobbychal20
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"And even when you win seven Ballons d'Or, you have to adapt too." We get the points Mbappe
pynmarbz
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I don't want that this time to come 🥺🥺🥺
tfprestige
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this incredible player(L.messi)got eyes of a microscope, stethoscope, telescope.....infact all the scopes that exist
Hawksxd
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If football is all about Scoring goals then why don't we play with 11 strikers
dawbeyz
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It's now up to Mbape to make history,Messi will enter the Hall of Fame.He has nothing to prove to anyone.How do you expect a father to prove he is one when the evidence is already there for everyone to see.
Nyuy
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only the strong will understand👇
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Ronaldo couldn't score nor assist against Watford the worst defense in EPL bro
Bikis2
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only the strong will understand👇
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While Ronaldo can't even perform against relegation battling teams
tfprestige
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only the strong will understand👇
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get out ,is that all you can say haters of Messi admit it Messi is a great player and you know that well
teoabdmos
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only the strong will understand👇
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so Saint Etienne has played over 10 matches against PSG in less than a year??? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Dhruv0010
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only the strong will understand👇
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No need to cry