What Kylian Mbappé is doing to take the spotlight away from Leo Messi at PSG

Paris Saint-Germain is off to a flying start. Determined to forget the frustration of last season, when they were eliminated in an incredible Champions League round of 16 series against Real Madrid, the French team turned the page, changed manager and coach, brought in a couple of reinforcements, kept the stars and started scoring goals. In their first four games of the 2022/23 season, they a whopping 21 goals.

If there is one thing Christophe Galtier has been known for throughout his career, it is his communicative gift for ironing out differences in the dressing room. At both Lille and Nice, he was not only a coach, but also a father figure to the players. If Luis Campos signed him for PSG for a reason, it is because he has the ability to manage egos with a calm demeanor and knows how to put out fires.

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At PSG, probably the team with the most star egos in European soccer, Galtier was faced with his first dispute of the season. During the match against Montpellier, Neymar and Mbappé argued over the taking of a penalty and the Brazilian ended up scoring the spot-kick. That caused a few hours of tension between the two, settled the next day with a meeting between the two stars, Galtier and Luis Campos, the club's new sporting advisor.

However, some argue that Leo Messi should be in charge of penalty duties. As the Argentinean star is the most experienced of the squad and each goal he scores could help Messi break more records.

Mbappé wants to be the team's scoring leader

Mbappé recently chose to stay at PSG instead of joining Real Madrid, reports suggest that his renovation gave him powers beyond the field. So taking penalties is probably one of those conditions imposed by Mbappé, as he wishes to score more and more goals, taking prominence away from Leo Messi and also Neymar.