Mbappé surpasses Messi's Champions League record
The Real Madrid star replaces "La Pulga" as the youngest player to reach the 100 Champions League appearances mark.
Real Madrid pulled off a narrow 4-3 away win against AS Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday – despite being 3-1 down shortly before the end (Match report >>>).
Superstar Kylian Mbappé also got on the scoresheet, overtaking Raul (71) in the all-time Champions League top scorer list. Mbappé now has 72 goals and is in fifth place in the all-time top scorer list.
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100 Appearances: Mbappé replaces Messi
Mbappé also reached a milestone regarding Champions League appearances on Wednesday: In Rome, he was on the field for the 100th time in a Champions League match.
At 27 years and 298 days old, the Frenchman is the youngest player to reach this mark. He thus breaks Lionel Messi's record. The Argentinian was 28 years and 84 days old on his 100th Champions League appearance.
The player with the most Champions League appearances of all time is, by the way, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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