Rather, Mbappe’s last-minute stumble during the PSG competition came from chasing a lost cause—a through ball he would never be able to reach—in a game that was already out of reach for the Parisians.
Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 aggregate triumph was safe and secure thanks to a solid defensive effort that included intense pressing and a healthy dose of good fortune. That slip occurred in the last seconds of injury time.
And it was a blunder that gives PSG’s illustrious but ultimately unsatisfactory period of contemporary European football its final word.
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand, who won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, told Sports that Kylian Mbappe’s performance was “unusual.” “We’re used to seeing him in the most important situations, on the biggest platforms, when everything is on the line.
