Mbappé beats Messi's record as youngest with 100 Champions League appearances and scores
Kylian Mbappé has become the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances at age 27. Additionally, Erling Haaland set a new record as the youngest player to score 60 goals in the competition.
Why it matters
These milestones highlight the shifting landscape of elite European football as younger stars surpass records previously held by legends like Lionel Messi.
ROME (AP) — Kylian Mbappé became the youngest player with 100 Champions League appearances when he reached the century mark at age 27 in Real Madrid's match at Roma on Wednesday.
And he celebrated the mark by scoring a first-half equalizer in Madrid's 4-3 win.
Lionel Messi had set the previous record at age 28 against Roma in September 2015.
It wasn't the only record Messi lost Wednesday. Erling Haaland scored twice in Manchester City's 4-2 loss at home against Paris Saint-Germain to take his goal tally to 61 in 60 appearances in the competition.
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