Published 18:31 IST, December 21st 2022

Kylian Mbappe returns to PSG training only 63 hours after painful loss in World Cup final

Kylian Mappe has returned to training with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) just 63 hours after his painful defeat in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final.

Reported by: Vidit Dhawan
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24-year-old star French striker Kylian Mappe has returned to training with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) just 63 hours after his painful defeat in FIFA World Cup 2022 final against Argentina. Even though Mbappe stole show by scoring an outstanding hat trick and his penalty in shootout, he yet ended up on losing side. Argentina and Lionel Messi went on to clinch trophy by beating France 4-2 on penalties (3-3 after extra time).

Kylian Mbappe returns to training with PSG

As seen in video posted by PSG's official Twitter handle, Kylian Mbappe can be seen arriving at club's training centre. Mbappe will be a key player for PSG going into remainder of season as he arrives back in side after clinching golden boot at FIFA World Cup 2022. 24-year-old won award after ending as highest scorer in tournament with eight goals after seven matches.

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Mbappe's performance in FIFA World Cup 2022 final was so extraordinary that he also received praise from France president Emmanuel Macron. Soon after Macron consoled Mbappe after final, he told reporters, "We are first of all very s, very disappointed. y me us all immensely proud, and me us all tremble with excitement."

As for Mbappe, he hailed him as 'extraordinary' and said that he is one of few talents who has alrey h opportunity of playing in two FIFA World Cup finals at of just 24. While Mbappe exited FIFA World Cup 2022 with his he held high, he did express his disappointment by taking to social media, where he wrote, "We will return."

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And Mbappe is t just an extremely talented individual, but he has also shown glimpses of being a leer. In a video that has emerged recently, he can be seen giving a rousing half-time speech.  24-year-old can be seen motivating team, who were two goals down at this st and looked completely out of sorts.

"It’s a World Cup final, it’s match of a lifetime. We can’t get any worse, anyway. Let’s go back on field; eir we let m play or we do, we put a little intensity and we go into duels and we do something else, guys. It’s a World Cup final. It’s done, y scored two goals, and we’re two goals down. We can come back! Guys, it’s something like this only every four years," Mbappe was quoted as saying by getfootballnewsfrance.com.

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18:31 IST, December 21st 2022