Mbappe once scored a hat-trick against Messi in the UEFA Champions League.

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[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report] The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will start at 11 o'clock tonight. Argentina's 35-year-old "ball god" Lionel Messi will lead his team to defend the title against Kylian Mbappe France, and although the two are currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, they have had 3 matches in the same field in the past. Mbappe even completed a "hat-trick" in front of Messi.

Mbappe and Messi met for the first time in their careers in the top 16 of the 2018 World Cup. At that time, Mbappe scored two goals in a single game, while Messi did not score and sent 2 assists. In the end, France scored 4 goals. : 3 to beat Argentina.

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Messi has played for the Spanish giants Barcelona for a long time in the past, while Mbappé belongs to Paris Saint-Germain. Therefore, apart from the World Cup, the two have the opportunity to meet only in the UEFA Champions League. , Mbappe met Barcelona in the first round of the round of 16 and even completed a hat-trick, and then scored in the second game. As for Messi, he scored 1 goal in each of the two rounds. In the end, Mbappe led PSG Advance to the top 8.

Since Messi left Barcelona in August last year to join Paris Saint-Germain and Mbappe as teammates, the two turned enemies into friends and will now fight again in the World Cup finals.

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