The deficit was halved by Senegal’s rising star Ibrahima Mbaye, the Paris Saint-Germain starlet, who produced a stunning solo effort deep into stoppage time, but it was Mbappe who had the last laugh, picking the ball up in centre-field to smash a 30-yard screamer beyond Edourd Mendy and begin the beaten 2022 finalists’ campaign in style.
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