Mbappe is like a player from another planet
"Mbappe has a lot of space, because he's from another planet. It's as simple as that," said Tudor after the defeat at home. "PSG plays with motivation, focus, runs a lot. I haven't seen them play like that in a long time. It's difficult for us when the opponent is so good and in such high form."
On the Velodrome on February 26, Mbappe played explosively when he touched the ball 45 times, finished seven times, passed two decisive passes and contributed to all three PSG goals.
In the 25th minute, Mbappe sped from the left to the right to catch Lionel Messi's slot and then cross the corner to clear the deadlock. Four minutes later, the French striker responded when he stretched from the left to Messi to double the difference. Mbappe closed the day with a sublime left-foot volley to set the score 3-0 in the 55th minute, from Messi's slit.
With two goals against Marseille, Mbappe equaled the record of 200 goals for PSG of former teammate Edinson Cavani. However, the French striker only needs 246 matches, and Cavani needs 301 matches to reach 200 goals for the Paris club.
Earlier this month, Marseille beat PSG 2-1 in the round of 16 of the French Cup on the day Mbappe was absent due to injury. Coach Tudor emphasized that the presence of the 23-year-old striker was a big difference and made it impossible for Marseille to repeat the achievement of winning against PSG.
"We played the same way and the players played well," the 44-year-old added. "But when the opponent has Lionel Messi, Fabian Ruiz, Marquinhos, Marco Verratti or Sergio Ramos, it's very complicated. You can say that Marseille plays slower than usual, but the quality of the two teams is huge." .
Tudor also regretted the missed phase of Nuno Tavares in the 12th minute, when the score was not open. In this situation, Ruslan Malinovskyi poked a slot for Tavares - an Arsenal player who is playing for Marseille on loan - to enter the penalty area and face Gianluigi Donnarumma. But the Portuguese player handled it slowly and let Nuno Mendes back to the rescue. "If Tavares scores early, with a score of 1-0, the scenario will be different. But when PSG leads 2-0, things become very complicated," emphasized Tudor.
Meanwhile, Christophe Galtier hailed Mbappe as the best striker in the world, strong, quick, always shining in big matches and soon becoming the top scorer in PSG history. The French coach admitted to feeling "relieved" after a string of unsuccessful results - losing three of the previous four games - and affirmed that he still received support from the leadership.
On March 4, PSG received Nantes in round 26 of Ligue 1 and then marched to Bayern's field to play the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League on March 8. In the first leg at Parc des Princes, PSG lost 0-1 because of a goal from Kingsley Coman - a striker who played for the youth team and the first team of the club in the period 2004-2014.
