By Liam Styles
PSG’s striker Kylian Mbappe would have come under the spotlight in the last few hours, as he was one of the main players blamed by the French media for the French team’s 4-1 defeat against Newcastle United in St. James’ Park on the second day of the UEFA Champions League groups stage.
The French superstar, who played all 90 minutes against the Magpies, had just one shot and barely trouble the Newcastle’s defense, reason why he would have been hit and strongly criticized by the French journal L’Equipe, where the editorials claimed that the World Cup Golden Boot winner was “really disappointing” during the first half.
In this sense, Mbappe’s performance on the pitch was labeled as non-existent, and the media stated that he would have been "untraceable and messy when he had rare ammunition." His coach, the former FC Barcelona Spanish manager Luis Enrique Martinez confessed after the game to be concerned about the defeat, admitting that obviously it was not the game they would have liked to play.
Martinez revealed to have seen a good team making chances in the opposition’s box. "We weren't sharp enough and we paid for our mistakes, the errors we made when we had the ball," said the coach, who did not have any doubt on flattering the Magpies, and admitting that finally they had been better than his team and deserved the win.
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