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

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

Thierry Henry claimed that Kylian Mbappe was Paris Saint-Germain's greatest-ever player 

'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.'

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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.'

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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.