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Mbappe matches Ligue 1 record with eight-second goal

Man in a hurry: Kylian Mbappe scoring after eight seconds for Paris-Saint Germain in Lille. ©AFP

Paris (AFP) - Kylian Mbappe equalled a 30-year-old Ligue 1 record when he opened the scoring after eight seconds for Paris Saint-Germain in Lille on Sunday.

PSG swept forward after kickoff.The move ended with Mbappe bursting into space, collecting a pass from Lionel Messi and surprising the Lille goalkeeper Leo Jardim with a lob to score his second league goal of the season. 

The goal matched the speed record set by Michel Rio for Caen against Cannes on February 15, 1992.

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