Kylian Mbappe starred as Paris Saint Germain secured their place in the Champions League last eight.

Kylian Mbappe has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo to a stunning landmark but failed to break Lionel Messi’s record.

On Tuesday night, Mbappe starred as Paris Saint Germain sealed their place in the last eight of the Champions League.

Leading 2-0 heading into the second leg against Real Sociedad, Mbappe opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a shot so powerful it broke the net.

In the second half, Mbappe made it 2-0 with 56 minutes on the clock before Mikel Merino pulled one back a minute before the 90.

On the back of his brace, Mbappe became the second youngest player ever to reach 45 goals in the Champions League at the age of 25 years and 76 days.

The French superstar is only beaten by Messi, who managed that feat when he was just 24 years and 257 days old. Ronaldo did not manage to reach 45 goals until he was past his 27th birthday.

Speaking after the match, Mbappe said: “We knew right away that we couldn’t go to sleep. If they had opened the scoring, they would have pushed on with their fans’ backing. We had to dampen their hopes early on.

“That’s what we did, and we’re very happy to be back in the quarterfinals. We wanted to qualify, but we also wanted to win.”

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He added: “We had a game plan that was clear, and we managed to score early. We didn’t come under too much pressure, just a little at the end.”

Responding to reports that he and PSG boss Luis Enrique are not seeing eye to eye, Mbappe said: “There is no problem with him even if people think there is a problem.

“I have problems, but the coach is not one of them.”

Enrique said: “I don’t have any problem with any player.

“He(Mbappe) can score 50 goals and give 25 assists with any coach. For me he is the best player in the world in the final third, unstoppable. Today he also showed he can hold the ball when the game situation required it and then attack the open field.”

On the same night, PSG were joined by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after they beat Lazio 3-0 to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.

Kylian Mbappe’s goal against Real Sociedad was so hard that he ripped the net

Kylian Mbappe’s stunning goal against Real Sociedad was so hard that he BROKE the net.

PSG led Sociedad 2-0 ahead of their last-16 second leg in Spain.

Goals from Mbappe and Bradley Barcola ensured victory in Paris last month.

And PSG’s main man opened the scoring at the Reale Arena to give his side a comfortable 3-0 lead on aggregate.

The Frenchman brilliantly created an opening before unleashing a stinging strike into the side netting to make it 1-0.

His strike was so hard that he ripped the net.

Kylian Mbappe hit that so hard he broke the net 😳

Mbappe has ran the show so far and has been involved in everything good for PSG.

This performance comes after he was substituted at half-time against AS Monaco last Friday.

His latest strike improves his goal tally in the Champions League to 45 goals in just 69 games.

What’s more, he is the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to be involved in 40 goals across all competitions this season.

He’s enjoying yet another ultra-prolific campaign in what will be his last season in PSG colours.

Kylian Mbappe makes brutal comment after beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to landmark record

Kylian Mbappe made a brutal comment after beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to a landmark goal record in France’s 14-0 win over Gibraltar.

Didier Deschamps’ side ran riot against the nation ranked 198th in the world, and showed no mercy after Gibraltar had a player sent off on 18 minutes.

The visitors were already 3-0 down by that point, with an own goal from Ethan Santos – the player who was later sent off – opening the scoring.

Marcus Thuram and Warren Zaire-Emery got on the scoresheet, whilst Kylian Mbappe netted from the penalty spot.

Three more players scored before half time, with Adrien Rabiot making it 8-0 on 63 minutes.

Prior to the midfielder’s goal, Gibraltar would have had hopes on keeping the scoreline below 10, but the floodgates soon opened and France plundered in another six goals before full time.

Overall, there were nine goalscorers in the match, with Olivier Giroud coming off the bench and scoring a brace in the final minutes of the game.

And Mbappe ended up scoring a hat-trick and providing three assists in an eventful individual display.

The France icon also brought up a historic landmark during the game. He netted his 300th career goal – reaching the figure faster than both Messi and Ronaldo.

After the game, Mbappe gave a brutal comment in his post-match interview – although his mind was firmly focused on the game that had just been played.

When asked about the nine France goalscorers in the 14-0 win, Mbappe interjected: “There were 10 – 10 with the Gibraltar player [own goal].”

At age 24, Mbappe has scored more goals than Messi (279) and Ronaldo (160) scored by the same age.

But the forward is behind Pele in that ranking, with the Brazilian legend having netted an incredible 440 goals by the age of 24.

PSG drop clearest indication yet that Kylian Mbappe is joining Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid switch has been hinted at by Paris Saint-Germain.

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Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has dropped the clearest indication that Kylian Mbappe is Real Madrid-bound.

Earlier this month it emerged that Mbappe had told PSG that he will not be renewing his contract and will instead move on in the summer.

Mbappe’s contract expires at the end of the season and he is widely expected to sign for Real on a five-year contract.

There has been no official confirmation but Enrique has now hinted at Mbappe moving on.

Mbappe is PSG’s talisman and record goalscorer, with 32 goals in as many games in all competitions this season.

But in PSG’s latest game against Rennes, the former Monaco man was subbed off in the 65th minute.

PSG were 1-0 down and chasing an equaliser at the time, eventually snatching a point with a 97th minute penalty from Goncalo Ramos.

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And afterwards, when asked about Mbappe being replaced, Enrique made a damning admission.

As per Get French Football News, he told a press conference: “It’s very simple, sooner or later, when it happens we have to get used to playing without Kylian. When I want to play like this, I will, when I don’t, I won’t.

“It’s very easy, there are competitions and my intention is not to give ‘free’ minutes, I want maximum competitiveness. Every player has to deserve their playing time.”

Mbappe has been able to speak with foreign clubs since January 1, with Real the most likely destination for him all along.

The World Cup winner looked set to make the move a couple of years back but Mbappe surprised everyone by performing a major U-turn and signing a new deal with PSG.

No repeat is on the cards this time around though, with reports suggesting he will earn £12.8 million a year after tax at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Mbappe is also in line to receive an enormous £128 million signing-on bonus.

Lionel Messi produces stunning assist for Kylian Mbappe, it’s a thing of beauty

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined brilliantly to score for Paris Saint-Germain.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined brilliantly to score a goal as Paris Saint-Germain doubled their lead against Angers in stunning style.

PSG opened the scoring in their league clash on Friday when Mbappe bagged in just the ninth minute. He then netted a brace thanks to a moment of magic from Messi.

The Argentine maestro picked out Mbappe with a sublime through ball that pierced Angers’ backline, with the French forward making no mistake in front of goal as he rounded the keeper before slotting home.

What an assist from Lionel Messi 🐐🐐🐐

Fans online loved Messi’s pass to Mbappe.

One Twitter user wrote: “What an assist from Leo Messi for Mbappe! Goat.”

A second tweeted: “Messi’s assist to mbappe is too good.”

A third added: “Just Look at where Messi was before the pass to Mbappe. Lionel Messi has the best Vision in football and that is fact. He studies the game from above.”

A fourth said: “The Messi x Mbappé link-up is simply incredible!”