Kylian Mbappe plays starring role on return to Paris Saint-Germain side

Kylian Mbappe marked his first appearance for Paris SaintGermain since winning the World Cup by coming off the bench to score a late brace that gave the French champions a 31 victory at GuingampNolan Roux had given the home side the lead in the Brittany sunshine and only a combination of Gianluigi Buffon and VAR prevented Thomas Tuchels side from being further behind at halftime But Mbappe came on for the second half and Neymar equalised from the penalty spot soon after before the 19yearold France starlet added two goals in the closing 10 minutes to secure the points I have very big objectives so there is no time to loaf around Mbappe told Canal Plus at the end of the gameI brought something to the team but the whole side wanted to do better after a timid start to the match It is now two wins from two in Ligue 1 this season for PSG under new coach Tuchel after they swept aside Monaco 40 to win the campaignopening Champions Trophy in ChinaThe situation is still difficult for us because the players are not on top form having arrived late after the World Cup said Tuchel who admitted his team had been fortunate not to be 30 down at halftime The capital side were again without a host of big names including Edinson Cavani the Uruguayan still not deemed fit to return after a calf injury suffered at the World CupMbappe started on the bench along with two fellow French World Cup winners goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and centreback Presnel Kimpembe Tuchel again put faith in youth just as he had done in last weeks 30 win over Caen Timothy Weah the 18yearold son of the great George Weah was rewarded for his goalscoring exploits off the bench in that game with a start here However he was hauled off at the interval after a dreadful firsthalf performance from his sideBuffon kept his team on level terms when he tipped a Roux effort onto the bar early on but the veteran Italian goalkeeper was beaten 20 minutes in The goal came when Antoine Bernedes pass put his fellow teenager Colin Dagba in trouble the fullback got caught in two minds and Marcus Coco intervened to play in Roux for his first goal for the clubParis were then grateful to the Video Assistant Referee for confirming onfield official Clement Turpins decision to disallow a second Guingamp goal in the 25th minute Coco went round Buffon to set up Nicolas Benezet but he was adjudged to have fouled Dagba just before heading in With Mbappe on it was Neymar who levelled the scores with a 53rdminute penalty he himself had wonThat was the Brazilians second goal in as many games but Mbappes performances at the World Cup hinted that he could steal more of the limelight from the worlds most expensive player this season In his first game since scoring in Frances 42 final win over Croatia last month Mbappe put PSG in front with eight minutes left after being set up by Angel Di MariaAnd he made sure of the points at the death with a delightful dink over Guingamps Swedish goalkeeper KarlJohan Johnsson with Neymar this time providing the assist That goal even drew applause from the Guingamp fans mindful of the youngsters role in Frances glorious campaign in RussiaIt was top to have Kylian and to be able to bring him on added Tuchel It was not a surprise but the situation was completely different after he came on Meanwhile Radamel Falcao had a secondhalf penalty saved as Monaco were held 00 at home by Lille after Lyon suffered a 10 defeat at newlypromoted Reims on FridayCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever