One of the enduring images from 2018 will remain Kylian Mbappe consoling Lionel Messi in the Russian city of Kazan, just after the final whistle in France's 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the World Cup.
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Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates at the end of the French League Cup round of sixteen football match Orleans vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), on December 18, 2018 at La Source stadium in Orleans. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
2018-12-25 23:08:01
One of the enduring images from 2018 will remain Kylian Mbappe consoling Lionel Messi in the Russian city of Kazan, just after the final whistle in France's 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the World Cup.
This was to a large extent Mbappe's year, as the teenage superstar exploded on the world stage by scoring twice in that game, the first World Cup brace by a teenager since Pele in 1958.
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