At first glance, the return of Ethan Mbappé to the Parc des Princes on Saturday evening to challenge his former PSG teammates, was a little nightmarish. During the heavy defeat of LOSC in the face of the formation of Luis Enrique (4-1), Kylian's little brother was targeted by some Parisian supporters when he touched the ball. However, it was not bronca described by some. This did not really disturb the 18-year-old midfielder, who took advantage of it, at the final whistle, to exchange his jersey with his friend Warren Zaïre-Emery (they were both born in 2006).
Launched from half-time by Bruno Genesio, on the right side of the northern environment, while the leader of Ligue 1 already led 4-0, Ethan Mbappé was dangerous. His 20 -meter left strike, repelled by Gianluigi Donnarumma, allowed Jonathan David to save the honor at the 80th. His coach congratulated him at a press conference: “I wanted him to bring us his qualities of speed, percussion, carefreeness too, and then of finisher, because it is a player who is attracted by the goal, who often creates opportunities. He made a very good entry, but like all those who entered in the second half and those who knew how to get back into the game ”.
Ethan Mbappé holder in LDC?
Ethan Mbappé's season could take an unexpected turn. Operated with a quadriceps in early October, the former tricolor U19 resumed the competition a month ago and in particular he made a good entry into play against AS Saint-Etienne. Its problem is size: the number 29 Lille is not integrated into the Hierarchy of the defensive circles of Genesio and therefore faces increased competition in positions in the offensive sector behind the center-forward. For the trip to the capital, Osame Sahraoui forfeit, Rémy Cabella, back after muscle concern, remained on the sidelines, while Hakon Haraldsson started on the bench.
Cabella and Haraldsson are likely to start against Dortmund, Tuesday evening in the round of 16 go to the Champions League, but some followers of the northern club also hope to see Mbappé start. The player trained at PSG could assert himself as the best lining of Edon Zhegrova on the right wing, while the Kosovar crack is close to a return to competition. On the left, Sahraoui and Mitchel Bakker (author of Sacred Performances as Iller) would then be in competition for the end of the season. LOSC is spoiled for choice.
