A stunning Champions League hat-trick blew away Lionel Messi’s Barcelona at the Nou Camp

Paris, Feb 17 (AFP/APP):Europe’s media lavished praise on PSG’s “hurricane” superstar Kylian Mbappe after a stunning Champions League hat-trick blew away Lionel Messi’s Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old’s goals in the round of 16 first-leg tie made him the first-ever player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona in the knockout stages of the elite competition. French daily L’Equipe called the striker “atomic” and the team a “formidable collective force” which stopped the genius of Messi, who is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time.

It called PSG’s stars “Galacticos” on its front page and said “it will be necessary to consider stopping football” if the Parisians do not qualify for the quarter-finals after securing a 4-1 first-leg lead. – ‘Historic display’ – Spain’s Madridista press, while hailing the young Frenchman, was more critical of the Barcelona performance.

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