Analysis: Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé take different paths to lethal brilliance
, 23 — are club teammates on Paris Saint-Germain at different ends of their careers only adds to the intrigue. For Messi, a seven-time Ballon d’Or honoree who has long been his nation’s all-time top scorer, that elusive World Cup crown would let him fully escape Diego Maradona’s shadow in the Argentine soccer pantheon.
So what has made Messi and Mbappé so influential in Qatar? Both players are deployed up front, prefer to cut in from wide areas and are granted tactical freedom by their respective coaches. But beyond that broad-strokes comparison, the players have drastically different approaches to sparking their respective attacks.
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