KYLIAN MBAPPE sat Rasmus Kristensen down on the floor with an incredible piece of skill – despite being nowhere near the ball.
The French superstar, 23, was at his imperious best as the world champions beat Denmark on Saturday evening.
MBAPPE OH MY …
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And video footage surfaced of one moment of brilliance from the PSG forward and 2018 World Cup winner.
Mbappe is on the left wing being tracked by the wing-back Kristensen.
And with the ball nearby, the speedster threatens to make a trademark darting sprint down the line.
That prompts Kristensen to go to chase after him – only for Mbappe to dummy and cut back inside.
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And as the Leeds man tries to recover and keep close to his dangerous opponent, he loses his footing and stacks it on to the turf.
Mbappe then comes short to receive the ball and play a neat first-time pass to help Theo Hernandez push on in attack.
Viewers on social media were in awe of the sublime piece of trickery which bamboozled Kristensen – or at least did enough to make him slip.
One said: “He has defenders frightened.”
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Another wrote: “He did him dirty.”
And a third simply added: “Filthy.”
Mbappe opened the scoring in Doha with a superb flowing move and kept his composure in the area, with the help of a deflection.
But after Denmark equalised and closed in on a point, the £162million man bundled in at the back post to secure a 2-1 win and confirm France’s place in the last 16.
