Ligue 1 champions PSG fell to a 3-1 defeat against Toulouse in their final home game of the season.
It wasn’t the send-off that outgoing legend Mbappe will have wanted as he prepares for a potential move to Real Madrid in the summer.
The 25-year-old opened the scoring for the hosts with a perfect run allowing him time to go around the goalkeeper and finish.
It was all Toulouse after that, as goals from Thijs Dallinga and a wonderful curling effort from Yann Gboho gave them the lead.
PSG couldn’t get back into it despite a string of changes, and a last-minute tap-in from substitute Frank Magri secured three points for the visitors.
Tonight was about Mbappe who stepped foot onto the Parc des Princes turf for the final time in a PSG shirt.
Whilst it will be disappointing that he’s been unable to lift the Champions League with his hometown club, he was able to celebrate properly with the trophy lift at full time.
Tonight’s defeat is just the second time that PSG have lost in the league all season with Toulouse ending an unbeaten run that stretches back to September.
In reality, though, PSG won’t care too much and will now look forward to the chance of completing the double with the French Cup final to come.
Talking Point – Mbappe bids farewell, but where is he going?
It’s long been rumoured that Mbappe would depart PSG once his contract expired this summer, but it was finally confirmed in a video on Friday.
Real Madrid is his most likely destination as the 25-year-old goes in search of a Champions League medal, the one big trophy that has eluded him so far.
The challenge of testing himself in a better league will have been too hard to turn down as well
Player of the Match – Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse)
He opened the scoring for Toulouse and was a danger throughout before eventually being substituted. It was his 14th in the league this season and he’s a huge asset.
Player ratings
PSG: Tenas 4; Zague 4, Skriniar 4, Danilo 4, Mukiele 5; Lee 6, Ugarte 6, Soler 6; Asensio 7, Mbappe 7, Barcola 5, Dembele 5, Hakimi 5, Mayulu 5, Ramos 5.
Toulouse: Restes 6; Desler 6, Keben 7, Costa 7, Diarra 6; Suazo 6, Casseres Jr 7, Sierro 6; Aboukhlal 5, Dallinga 8, Gboho 8, Donnum 6, Kamanzi 5, Mawissa 5, Magri 7, Babicka 5.
Key Highlights
8′ – GOAL! PSG 1-0 TOULOUSE (MBAPPE): A perfectly timed run from Mbappe saw him one-on-one. He went around the goalkeeper and scored.
13′ – GOAL! PSG 1-1 TOULOUSE (DALLINGA): A really well-taken goal from Dallinga who found space between the PSG defenders and slotted home perfectly.
68′ – GOAL! PSG 1-2 TOULOUSE (GBOHO): Gboho received a pass on the edge of the box and curled the ball into the far corner beautifully.
90+5′ – GOAL! PSG 1-3 TOULOUSE (MAGRI): Toulouse wrapped up victory with a goal in the last seconds as Magri tapped in from close range.
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