Legacy PK
Generations · fee gap
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Successor vs legend · post-Messi Madrid
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Round 1 · Basics
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Round 2 · Recent form
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Round 3 · Per-90 comparison
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Round 4 · DNA & style
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Round 5 · Value fight
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THE CALL: Split 48–52 — the statistics disagree across dimensions; neither player dominates every round. Market value: Kylian Mbappé €180.0M vs Lionel Messi €15.0M.
Mbappé has the stronger profile on minutes, rating, and market cues.
Mbappé carries sharper recent form — season and last-10 output tilt their way.
Messi has the sharper per-90 profile in their role; Mbappé still answers in theirs.
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Mbappé
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Season goals
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Goals / 90
Messi
Messi edges the DNA round on style percentiles and archetype tags.
Mbappé looks stronger on value — fee, trend, or goal efficiency.
| Season rating |
| 7.64 |
| 7.94 |
| Per-90 comparison | Goals / 90 | 0.86 | 0.80 |
| Per-90 comparison | Assists / 90 | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| Per-90 comparison | Shots / 90 | 5.04 | 6.10 |
| DNA & style | Big chances · league rank | Top 46% | Top 13% |
| DNA & style | Tackles · league rank | Beats 1% | Beats 16% |
| DNA & style | Assists · league rank | Top 29% | Top 40% |
Per-90 and seasonal stats from RT data. Use the interactive PK above for all five rounds.