Argentine talisman and forward enigma, Lionel Messi and France international Kylian Mbappe were both two prominent figures in the just concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar which has since then brought about a basis of comparison.
Lionel Messi in the competition won the Best Player of the Tournament after emerging as the second top goalscorer (7) and the most assist provider (3) with Kylian Mbappe winning the Golden Boot award, after emerging as the top goalscorer (8) complemented with his electrifying performance in the final against Argentina.
This has got many people talking hitherto as Kylian Mbappe has showed himself as one of the top prospect among the young generation of footballers to rule the round leather game after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo era.
This as such prompted looking into the head-to-head stats for the Paris Saint Germain duo who could combined this season to guide the French Ligue 1 Champion to UEFA Champions League glory.
Looking into their club stats so far in 2022, Lionel Messi has played a total of 19 matches with a record of 12 goals and 14 assists with Kylian Mbappe playing a total of 20 games with a record of 19 goals scored and just 5 assists provided in that run.
Their comparison for both club and country could then be seen as follow as they both played a total of 29 matches each in that category:
Lionel Messi has a total of 24 goals and 18 assists (42 G+A) while Kylian Mbappe has a record of 28 goals and just 7 assists (35 G+A) complemented with a total of 80 and 50 chances created respectively.
The other head-to-head stats considering their big chances created, dribbles completed, accurate passes, shot on targets, trophies won among others could be seen below.
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