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Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards applaud Thierry Henry after Kylian Mbappe interview

Thierry Henry received a round of applause from Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards after acting as translator for the pair whilst on punditry duty.

The Arsenal legend was working on PSG's win over Real Madrid for CBS Sports alongside the English duo on Tuesday night.

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury time winner for the Parisians in the French capital to give them a slender lead heading to the second-leg, his moment of brilliance lighting up a game that had seen the home side dominate, but fail to take their chances.

Mbappe spoke to the media immediately after the game but the questions - and his answers - were given in his native French.

Thankfully for the ex-Liverpool and Man City defenders, Henry was able to assist and translated the 23-year-old's answers for viewers in the US.

After relaying his messages the former Gunner went "boom" which then saw a delighted Carragher and Richards applaud his effort.

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Kylian Mbappe provided a dramatic finish to the game for PSG (Loic Baratoux/Getty Images)

Presenter Jules Breach simply said: "You can do it all Thierry".

Mbappe notched the late winner against the team he may well be playing for next season.

His PSG contract expires in the summer and he's been heavily linked with a switch to Los Blancos, which served as the perfect narrative in the lead up to the game.

The forward though insisted he had no problem blocking out the outside noise.

"It's easy, you have to play football. We ask too many questions, we say too many things to each other," he said.

"We talk about PSG and Real, two great clubs. I'm a PSG player, I'm always very happy.

He then continued: "How do we approach the return? We have to win! First of all for us to be competitors. Going there to say that we have a result is not worthy of a club like PSG. We'll have to analyse the match, it will be a different context."

Mauricio Pochettino's side were good value for their win, even if they did create fewer chances than they'd hope.

Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty but the Argentine was content with the lead they will take to Spain.

He said: “I’m very happy for the players, who deserve it. I think the result is a bit short, but it gives us hope for Madrid knowing that it’s going to be very complicated.

“We cut the Madrid circuit with good pressure, their collective play with incredible players in midfield. We have recovered a lot in the opposite field to Madrid and we have forced them to play in the opposite field.

"We lacked perhaps a little aggressiveness in the last third. We have made a great effort and the commitment of the team is very good. We took risks but we were very vigilant."

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