Kylian Mbappe felt liberated after he ended his wait to move onto a century of goals for Paris Saint-Germain.
France prodigy Mbappe reached 99 goals across all competitions for PSG when he scored a double against his former club Monaco in a 3-2 defeat on November 20.
He failed to find the net in three appearances – against RB Leipzig, Bordeaux and Manchester United – before adding gloss to a 3-1 win over Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
With Moise Kean having thumped PSG into the lead in the 77th minute, Mbappe came on to score with his only attempt and wrap up the points for Thomas Tuchel s side in stoppage time.
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The 21-year-old has netted 74 of his 100 PSG goals in France s top flight, with a further 13 strikes coming in the Champions League, though he has not scored in Europe in nine matches.
His remaining 13 goals have come in France s domestic cup competitions and the Trophee des Champions, while he has only scored from outside the box in Ligue 1 on three occasions.
I knew my statistics, yes. It had been a few matches that I wanted to score the 100th, he told Canal+.
This one wasn t the hardest. It s a liberation, especially at a big club like this and all the great players who have been here. When I signed here, I never thought I d score 100 goals so quickly. It was part of the distant objectives.
Thank you to my team-mates and to the club for giving me confidence, whether in good times or bad. Thank you to everyone who works there.
I think I can score even more, offer more assists. It will come with time. I m feeling better and better and going through matches will allow me to be even better physically.
Mbappe is joint fourth, alongside Dominique Rocheteau, in the list of PSG s leading goalscorers, behind Pauleta (109), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (156) and Edinson Cavani (200).
Score 200 goals with PSG? Who knows, said Mbappe, who has often been linked with a move to LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. I never would have thought of 100 goals! You just have to think about the next game.
It s been three and a half years, and I ve been through a lot here. It s great to have the support of the people.
