Mbappe botches PSG penalty as Messi denied hat-trick

Mbappe botches PSG penalty as Messi denied hat-trick

Kylian Mbappe missed an injury-time penalty and denied Lionel Messi a shot at a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain scrapped their way to a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

The Frenchman took over spot-kick duties from his team-mate late on at Parc des Princes, looking to add a second of his own after opening the scoring in the first half.

Instead, the forward proceeded to sky his attempt following a prolonged period of controversy over whether to award the penalty in the first place.

PSG had already forced themselves to battle back, having initially taken the lead through Mbappe's early effort, before conceding to finishes from Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele.

The former teed up Messi's first to square things up and then the Argentine had netted a panenka penalty of his own to restore the lead - and seemed destined to take this final spot-kick.

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