Kylian Mbappe was praised by many for making an early return to PSG following his participation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he fired France to the final. The attacker even represented the club in their last two games against Strasbourg and Lens, leaving Riolo impressed.
The French journalist said of the 24-year-old in After Foot on RMC:
Kylian Mbappe was granted a break by PSG following the Ligue 1 outfit’s 3-1 defeat to Lens on January 1. The attacker flew to New York to watch the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA and Riolo has used his conduct to aim a dig at Neymar. He continued:
The French journalist added:
How Kylian Mbappe and Neymar fared at the World Cup
Despite failing to clinch his second World Cup trophy last month, Kylian Mbappe had an outing to be proud of in Qatar. The forward was highly influential as he fired Les Bleus to back-to-back finals in the competition.
He finished as the top scorer of the tournament, recording an impressive eight goals and two assists to his name in seven appearances. That includes a fantastic hat-trick in the final against Argentina, which his side lost, unfortunately.
Neymar’s outing, however, wasn’t as impressive as the Brazilian contributed two goals and one assist in three appearances. He was forced to exit the tournament prematurely after the Selecao lost to Croatia in the quarter-finals.
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