Mbappe has finally reached perfection to L’Equipe after receiving a 10/10 rating for his four-goal amazing performance for France against Kazakhstan on Saturday.
In a stunning performance, the 22-year-old scored three goals within the opening 32 minutes of a World Cup qualifier, adding another late on, ensuring France’s place at the 2022 World Cup as they sit top of the Group and awarding Mbappe a prestigious honour by the French magazine.
Having earned a rare 10/10 from L’Equipe for his role in France’s 8-0 victory, Mbappe is the 12th player to be honoured in this way.
1⃣0⃣/1⃣0⃣ pour Kylian Mbappé
Auteur d’un quadruplé et d’une passe décisive, Kylian Mbappé a offert une prestation exceptionnelle lors de la très large victoire de la France contre le Kazakhstan (8-0) au Parc des Princes. #FRAKAZ
Les notes des Bleus : https://t.co/vttApFKZbf pic.twitter.com/MYhErkHvia
— L’ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) November 13, 2021
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The French outlet is notoriously harsh in their reviews, often finding fault where others cannot and Mbappe has become the 12th player to have ever been awarded full marks.
He joins Robert Lewandowski, Lucas Moura and Carlos Eduardo, as well as fellow PSG teammates Neymar and Lionel Messi, who has earned the honour twice.
Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry recently made the cut after his four goals for the Bundesliga side in their 7-2 battering of Tottenham in October 2019 causing L’Equipe to raise their hands in amazement.
On Mbappe’s performance, L’Equipe said: ‘Scorer of a quadruple and an assist, Kylian Mbappe offered an exceptional performance during the very large victory of France against Kazakhstan (8-0) at the Parc des Princes.’
L’EQUIPE’S ALL-TIME PERFECT 10s
1. Franck Sauzee (France v Greece, 1988)
2. Bruno Martini (France v Greece, 1988)
3. Oleg Salenko (Russia v Cameroon, 1994)
4. Lars Windfeld (Aarhus v Nantes, 1997)
5. Lionel Messi (Barcelona v Arsenal, 2010) (Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen, 2012)
6. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid, 2013)
7. Carlos Eduardo (Nice v Guingamp, 2014)
8. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain v Dijon, 2018)
9. Dusan Tadic (Ajax v Real Madrid, 2019)
10. Lucas Moura (Tottenham v Ajax, 2019)
11. Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich v Tottenham, 2019)
12. Kylian Mbappe (France v Khazakstan, 2021)
According to L’Equipe, Didier Deschamps’ squad scored well with Jules Kounde and N’Golo Kante scoring seven.
France tops Group D with 15 points from seven games, four points ahead of Finland, whom they visit on Tuesday night.
L’EQUIPE’S FRANCE RATINGS
Hugo Lloris (8), Jules Kounde (7), Dayot Upamecano (8), Lucas Hernandez (8), N’Golo Kante (7), Adrien Rabiot (8), Kingsley Coman (9), Theo Hernandez (8), Antoine Griezmann (8), Karim Benzema (9), Kylian Mbappe (10).
In addition to Benzema’s two goals, Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann each scored one to cap an impressive performance at the Parc des Princes and seal France’s place in next year’s 32-nation tournament in Qatar.
As soon as Kylian Mbappe put France ahead with a first-time finish from a Theo Hernandez assist in the sixth minute, the floodgates opened. The home side was always two gears ahead of the Kazakhs.
Mbappe added his second goal in the 12th minute with an easy finish into an empty net after Coman had raced down the right. He completed his hat-trick in the 32nd minute by heading in an inch-perfect cross from Coman.
After the break, the French kept on the attack and soon added two quickfire goals from Benzema, who added a fourth from a Hernandez assist before Mbappe provided the assist.
In the 75th minute, Rabiot headed in Griezmann’s corner before he scored his 42nd goal with a penalty, passing Michel Platini as France’s third-highest goalscorer.
A sublime finish by Mbappe into the bottom-right corner from a fine assist by Moussa Diaby put the cherry on top three minutes before the end.
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