Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has swapped shirts with a Nantes player whose daughter died two weeks ago

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe swapped shirts with a Nantes player who lost his daughter two weeks ago.

PSG defeated Nantes 4-2 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday night, with Mbappe scoring a last-minute finish.

Mbappe is now PSG's all-time top scorer

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Mbappe is now PSG’s all-time top scorer

In the process, he became the club’s all-time top scorer, taking his overall tally to 201, surpassing Edinson Cavani.

But despite the performance, Mbappe still took the time to seek out opponent Ignatius Ganago, who lost his daughter two weeks ago.

As a show of respect, the France international swapped shirts with the 24-year-old, who also scored during the competition.

His daughter Chloe tragically lost her life at the age of five last month after suffering from an illness.

Nantes wrote on Twitter: “FC Nantes mourns. It is with deep sadness that Nantes Football Club has learned of the death of our striker’s daughter, Ignatius Ganago.

“We think of you a lot, Gana. The club is with you through this horrific ordeal.”

Mbappe swapped shirts with Ganago full-time

Mbappe swapped shirts with Ganago full-time

Ganago lost his baby daughter last month

Ganago lost his baby daughter last month

Accordingly Espoirs de FootMbappe and Ganago swapped shirts in the tunnel after the match and hugged warmly.

PSG extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 by 11 points by beating Nantes on Saturday.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring early in the competition ahead of a Jaouen Hadjam own goal.

The highly rated Ludovic Blas managed to hit back from an incredibly tight angle after a fine shot, leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma speechless.

And Ganago had equalized for the away team before halftime but PSG upped it after the break.

Danilo Pereira scored to put the French champions ahead before Mbappe made history with his 92nd-minute strike at the Parc des Princes.

Mbappe has scored 201 times for PSG

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Mbappe has scored 201 times for PSG

The 24-year-old scored his 201st goal for the club in his 247th appearance after initially joining on loan from Monaco in 2017.

After the game, the world champion said: “I didn’t put any pressure on myself in the last five minutes, I knew I was going to beat it and I didn’t want to force it.

“It’s great that the goal came at the end. Playing here is a privilege, I’ve improved as a player, I’ve changed a lot.

“Playing at PSG is something special for me. If you had told me I would score with the captain’s armband to break the record, I would not have believed it.”

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