Kylian Mbappe literally broke the net when he scored the 245th goal of his Paris Saint-Germain career on Tuesday night to put his team in firm control against Real Sociedad in the UEFA Champions League.
PSG had won 2-0 in the first leg of this round of 16 clash in France last month.
Mbappe then made it 3-0 on aggregate by firing PSG into a 1-0 lead just 15 minutes into Tuesday's second leg in Spain.
Home fans at San Sebastian's Anoeta Stadium had been hopeful of witnessing a second-leg comeback by their team before Mbappe's goal visibly deflated them.
The supporters behind the goal PSG were attacking in the first half were literally bouncing until they stopped abruptly when Mbappe whipped a superb shot past keeper Alex Remiro from a tight angle.
Mbappe's shot was hit with such force that it caused the netting to breakaway from the post.
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Mbappe had received the ball from an Ousmane Dembele through pass.
He collected the pass in the corner of the 18-yard box near the byline where he was closely marked by defender Igor Zubeldia.
Mbappe then produced some fine footwork to beat Zubeldia not once but twice before finding the net in style.
Former Monaco star Mbappe has now netted 45 goals and provided 26 assists in 68 appearances during his UCL career.
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