Kylian Mbappe Dethrones Lionel Messi to Become Youngest Player to Score 40 Champions League Goals

• Kylian Mbappe has surpassed Lionel Messi to become the youngest player to score 40 goals in the history of the UEFA Champions League
• Mbappe scored one and assisted another as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium on matchday 6
• PSG finished second in Group H behind Benfica, after finishing the UEFA Champions League on 14 points along with the Portuguese giants

Kylian Mbappe has put himself in the history books of the UEFA Champions League, by becoming the youngest player to score 40 goals in the competition’s history.

The 23-year-old scored one as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium, to take his tally to 7 goals in the competition this season.

According to Football Spike, Mbappe has now surpassed Lionel Messi’s record as the youngest player to reach the tally of 40 goals.

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Messi completed 40 goals in the Champions League when he was 24 years and 130 days old, while Mbappe has reached the tally in just 23 years and 317 days.

The 2018 World Cup winner has also surpassed legends such as Raul Gonzalez (25 years 258 days), Karim Benzema (26 years 307 days) and Cristiano Ronaldo (27 years 241 days).

Mbappe battles Salah in score

Meanwhile, Mbappe and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah are tied on 7 goals at the top of this season's Champions League scoring charts, UEFA reports.

Salah ends the group stage having scored in five straight Champions League games, with the quickest hat-trick in the history of the competition against Rangers.

Mbappe scored five goals over the course of five games also, and his opening goal for PSG against Juventus on matchday 6 brought him even with Salah once more.

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Watch Messi assist Kylian Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that there appears to be no stopping Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé this season.

Juventus were hoping they had the answer to that question when they hosted Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Stadium in Turin in the UEFA Champions League clash.

However, Messi found Mbappe outside the box, and the French attacker smartly turned Federico Gatti before trying to sprint toward the goal. Gatti grabbed hold of Mbappé’s shirt and tried to pull him back, but it was no use.