UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov was within the stands when Kylian Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Barcelona 4-1 away of their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
What made the night much more particular was the Russian fighter left the Nou Camp with the right memento on Tuesday evening: the jersey from hattrick hero, Mbappe.
Mbappe, who had not scored within the Champions League knockouts for 2 years earlier than Tuesday, smashed PSG into the lead within the sixty fifth minute whereas Moise Kean took benefit of some woeful Barca marking to go in a 3rd objective for the guests within the seventieth.
The insatiable Mbappe seemed hungry for extra although and, after being denied his third objective by Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, he accomplished his treble within the eighty fifth minute by curling the ball previous the German into the highest nook.
Mbappe, who grew to become the primary participant to attain a visiting hat-trick on the Camp Nou since Andriy Shevchenko in 1997.
“I’ve always wanted to give the best of myself with PSG, this shirt means a lot to me,” added the Frenchman.
“It’s a shirt that means a lot to me. I haven’t always succeeded and maybe I’ll have bad games, but I’ve never been someone to hide, even if I make mistakes.”
Khabib was in attendance for Barca vs PSG within the Champions League and he obtained Kylian Mbappé’s jersey 🤯👊 pic.twitter.com/5phcfNdujC
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The Catalans now face one other daunting activity in turning this tie round once they go to the Parc des Princes on March 10.
(with Reuters inputs)
