Kylian Mbappe smashes Lionel Messi's Champions League record

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• Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player ever to reach 100 Champions League appearances on Wednesday night.
• Mbappe took to the pitch in Real Madrid’s away match against Roma, and has now played 100 Champions League games at the age of 27.
• The previous record was held by Lionel Messi, who achieved the landmark when playing for Barcelona against Roma at the age of 28 back in September 2015.
• It is another record held by Mbappe, who is also the highest World Cup goalscorer ever, surpassing the mark set by Messi, while he also won the World Cup at the age of 19 in 2018.
• Mbappe marked the occasion by scoring a first-half equaliser for Real Madrid after Marten de Roon had given Roma the lead.