Mbappe's scare in the dressing room tunnel is already viral

It was like scaring a cat. Mbappe jumped when he heard the referee's whistle in the tunnel, and his reaction was recorded for posterity.

It happened before the start of PSG - RB Leipzig on matchday three of the Champions League. The PSG players had already lined up, waiting for their opponents.

The referee, seeing that the time was approaching, became impatient and went to the visitors' dressing room to get the attention of the German players, which he did.

And he did it in the most referee-like way possible, by blowing his whistle. And what happens when you blow a whistle in an enclosed space?  The noise it produces is booming. Thunderous.

And if that happens without you expecting it, the scare is guaranteed. Just tell that to Mbappe, whose jump was immortalised by the camera that, as a good PSG star, follows him almost everywhere he goes.

The Frenchman took it with humour, and his smile at the referee as he walked past him was proof of that. Of course, if he was focused on the match, he wasn't anymore.

 

October 19, 2021