Mbappe was on target as Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-3 away to Liverpool in their 2018/19 Champions League opener.
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Despite being on the losing side, Mbappe may have something to smile about after he record equalling a record held by some of the best in the game.
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The goal meant that Mbappe joins an elite company of players who scored in three edition of Europe's elite league as teenagers.
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Players who achieved similar feats are former Super Eagles star Obafemi Martins, former Barcelona prodigy Bojan Krkic, and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
playObafemi Martins was the first teenager to score in three consecutive Champions League season (Sempreinter)
Martins scored in three consecutive seasons of the Champions League when at Italian Serie A side Inter Milan, Bojan did the same while at Barcelona, Benzema did the same at Lyon Olympique Lyonnais.
Kylian Mbappe
He recreated the feat by scoring in his first season while at AS Monaco and replicated the same by scoring in last and this season with PSG still at the age of 19.
playMbappe is on his way to become a Champions League great (Reuters)
Mbappe will hope to inspire the French Ligue 1 champions to their first win of the campaign when the host Red Star Belgrade in their next fixture.
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