Mbappe ´liberated´ after bringing up PSG century

Kylian Mbappe felt liberated after he ended his wait to move onto a century of goals for Paris Saint-Germain.

France prodigy Mbappe reached 99 goals across all competitions for PSG when he scored a double against his former club Monaco in a 3-2 defeat on November 20.

He failed to find the net in three appearances – against RB Leipzig, Bordeaux and Manchester United – before adding gloss to a 3-1 win over Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

With Moise Kean having thumped PSG into the lead in the 77th minute, Mbappe came on to score with his only attempt and wrap up the points for Thomas Tuchel’s side in stoppage time.

100 – Kylian Mbappé has scored his 100th goal with @PSG_English in all competitions. Centenary. #MHSCPSG pic.twitter.com/Blmw4CYge2

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The 21-year-old has netted 74 of his 100 PSG goals in France’s top flight, with a further 13 strikes coming in the Champions League, though he has not scored in Europe in nine matches.

His remaining 13 goals have come in France’s domestic cup competitions and the Trophee des Champions, while he has only scored from outside the box in Ligue 1 on three occasions.

“I knew my statistics, yes. It had been a few matches that I wanted to score the 100th,” he told Canal+.

“This one wasn’t the hardest. It’s a liberation, especially at a big club like this and all the great players who have been here. When I signed here, I never thought I’d score 100 goals so quickly. It was part of the distant objectives.

“Thank you to my team-mates and to the club for giving me confidence, whether in good times or bad. Thank you to everyone who works there.

“I think I can score even more, offer more assists. It will come with time. I’m feeling better and better and going through matches will allow me to be even better physically.”

Mbappe is joint fourth, alongside Dominique Rocheteau, in the list of PSG’s leading goalscorers, behind Pauleta (109), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (156) and Edinson Cavani (200).

“Score 200 goals with PSG? Who knows,” said Mbappe, who has often been linked with a move to LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. “I never would have thought of 100 goals! You just have to think about the next game.

“It’s been three and a half years, and I’ve been through a lot here. It’s great to have the support of the people.”