The game could have been over 2-0 if he wasn't as good as he is, specially that second goal was something special, to hit the ball like that from there in a way goalkeeper would know where you are hitting and STILL can't save it, that was magical. I am not saying Mbappe is better than Messi or anything, maybe now he could be, but to say Messi is worse in general would be idiotic. All I am saying is that Mbappe is not bad neither, dude is quite great.
You both have valid points. Argentina wouldn't be here if Messi didn't do all those things. Their whole gameplay is based on him, even squad choices were made according to that game plan. We can't say same thing about France though. Remove Mbappe and you will still have a great team and a chance to play in the final. Also nobody can underestimate how Mbappe play in whole tournament and especially in the final. I believe Mbappe will be the main character in football for over a decade when Messi era is completely over.
Heading back to France, these two should move on and focus on their game because now Parisians expect them to win the Champions League. If they can't pass Bayern in February then there will be no target left for this season. I don't think they'll lose Ligue 1 again for a couple of more years considering how big their lobby and budget is.