Fans blast Thierry Henry for his 'embarrassing' take on where Kylian Mbappe ranks among PSG's all-time greats... as France legend claims outgoing winger can 'hold his head high' despite Champions League woe

Thierry Henry has sparked division among fans online after giving his opinion on where Kylian Mbappe ranks among some of the greats to have played for Paris Saint-Germain, with some supporters even branding his take as 'embarrassing'.

It was a sour night at the Parc des Princes for the left winger, who, in what is set to be his final Champions League match for PSG, suffered a 1-0 defeat (2-0 aggregate) by Borussia Dortmund - extinguishing his hopes of reaching the final and claiming a Champions League medal with his hometown club. 

Mbappe has so often dragged his side through games, and when a five-star performance was most needed, the France World Cup winner could not deliver the goods, notably hitting the bar in the second half. The 25-year-old was brutally handed a two out of 10 rating by French outlet L'Equipe for his performance. 

While many of the world's greatest stars are often judged by how many titles they have won, ex-Arsenal star Henry was asked by Kate Abdo on CBS Sports where Mbappe ranks among some of the greatest players to wear the PSG shirt. The France legend replied: 'Ah it's not even a discussion.'

Abdo questioned again: 'Number one? The greatest ever player to play for PSG?'

'Yeah,' Henry said. 'For me yeah.' He added: 'That's my opinion obviously.' 

'But for me Kylian Mbappe the impact that he has had all over the world he will go down as the best players for Paris Saint-Germain.'

He later added: 'For me, he [Mbappe] will go down as the best. People might say Andrea Pirlo, George Weah, some people might say other players. But for me, he [Mbappe] was the best at Paris Saint-Germain.' 

But some fans have disagreed with Henry's opinion, noting other legendary footballers to have played for the club, including the likes of Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter): 'What an embarrassing take rooted in the most obvious bias!'

Some even claimed that Henry had shown a lack of respect to Ibrahimovic, who scored 156 goals across 180 appearances in all competitions for the Parisian club.

'Neymar and Zlatan are clear tbh,' one wrote. Another added: 'I'm sorry, but it's Zlatan.'

Another said: 'Nah this is actually disgusting. He's making excuses by saying "he's not a No 9" when he literally played on the left all the way through since Ramos came off. Only Jude Bellingham has PR as crazy as this.'

One fan wrote: 'Hmm, love Henry, but can't help but feel Zlatan or Ronaldinho would be above Mbappe.'  

Mail Sport understands that Real Madrid have been given the green light to sign Mbappe, ending a long-running transfer saga between himself and PSG over whether he would sign a new contract. 

Henry also claimed that Mbappe had a difficult game playing centrally in the No 9 position, a role that he could be utilised in should he move to Madrid, with Carlo Ancelotti already having a raft of world-class wingers including Vinicius Jnr and Rodrygo.  

Henry added: 'But the big man [Mbappe] has played really well all his career for Paris Saint-Germain. So I'm not going to judge him on not winning the Champions League with Paris.'

After Tuesday's game, Mbappe was also seen storming out of a press conference when he was asked by a journalist if he would support Madrid against Bayern Munich - with the pair set to play on Wednesday night in the second Champions League semi-final. 

The France captain was clearly not in the mood to talk, with his seven seasons at the Parc des Princes set to end without winning a coveted Champions League title.