Mbappé surpasses Fontaine with 54th goal in single seasonRepublic of Ireland ease to 3-0 victory over Gibraltar
Kylian Mbappé set another record as France stretched their 100% start in European Championship qualifying Group B with a 1-0 win over Greece in Paris.
Mbappé’s 55th-minute penalty was his 54th goal of the season and took him clear of Just Fontaine to become the top French scorer in a single club and international campaign. But there was an air of fortune about his winner after Odysseas Vlachodimos palmed away his initial penalty only for the referee to spot an infringement and order the kick to be retaken.
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