Kylian Mbappe starred as France laid waste to Kazakhstan in World Cup qualifying on Saturday night.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker scored four times as Les Bleus ran out 8-0 winners at the Parc des Princes to secure their place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
He opened the scoring after just six minutes with a volley at the front post from Theo Hernandez’s cross.
A tap-in from Kingsley Coman’s cross after the Kazakhstan goalkeeper flew out made it 2-0 and Mbappe had a hat-trick after 32 minutes when he headed in another pin-point Coman cross.
Karim Benzema got in on the act with a tap-in before Mbappe unselfishly squared for the Real Madrid forward to make it 5-0.
Adrien Rabiot headed in a corner and Antoine Griezmann blasted home a penalty before Mbappe added his fourth with a calm finish following a slick move.
It capped an historic night for France and Mbappe, who became just the 12th person to earn the sought-after 10/10 rating in the notoriously harsh L’Equipe player ratings.
So who are the others to have achieved a perfect score in the French newspaper? Here Mirror Football gives you the rundown.
Franck Sauzee
You're unlikely to have watched the second leg of France Under-21s against Greece Under-21s in the 1988 U21 European Championship final, but if you did you would have been treated to an outstanding performance by Sauzee.
The midfielder scored two of France’s goals in a 3-0 second-leg win which sealed the U21 Euros.
Sauzee went on to score nine goals in 39 appearances for the senior side, as well as three Ligue 1 titles with Marseille, but in L’Equipe’s eyes at least, nothing would top that day in Besancon.
Bruno Martini
That U21 Euros win 33 years ago was clearly enjoyed by L’Equipe, because the newspaper gave out not one but two of its 13 top marks in the same game.
Martini was the goalkeeper for France Under-21s, keeping a clean sheet to secure the title and make history in French newspaper player ratings.
Oleg Salenko
L’Equipe must have known they had been too generous in 1988, because their next perfect score did not come for another six years.
It went to Russia striker Salenko, who shared the Golden Boot at the 1994 World Cup with Bulgaria’s Hristo Stoichkov for his six goals at the tournament.
Salenko filled his boots against Cameroon, scoring five in a thumping 6-1 win to earn the 10/10 rating. Amazingly, that was his final ever game for Russia, meaning he ended his international career with a record of six goals in eight games.
Lars Windfeld
Windfield is not a household name, but for one game in 1997 he was unstoppable.
The Danish goalkeeper was playing for Aarhus against Nantes in the UEFA Cup when he turned in a performance which would otherwise have been lost to the sands of time.
Thanks to L’Equipe, he will forever be remembered alongside some of the world’s most famous players.
Lionel Messi
L’Equipe fully embraced their stingy ratings in the Noughties, meaning it took another 13 years before they dished out another 10/10.
And it took someone of Messi’s genius to do it, scoring four in Barcelona ’s 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Messi dazzled the Gunners’ defence to secure a 6-3 aggregate victory for Pep Guardiola’s side, whose only blip was allowing Nicklas Bendtner to score.
Lionel Messi
Messi was threatening to develop a monopoly on the rating now, scoring five against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 to earn another 10/10.
A scoop over the goalkeeper, a trademark left-footed curling finish, a right-footed dink, an opportunistic rebound, an effortless finish from the edge of the box. Perfection in a 7-1 thrashing of the German side at the Camp Nou.
Robert Lewandowski
Lewandowski’s finest performance in a Borussia Dortmund shirt.
The Polish goal machine netted four in Dortmund’s 4-1 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final first leg in 2013.
He was the first player to ever score a hat-trick past Real in the Champions League - and added a fourth for good measure.
"That was like Robin Hood taking from the rich," joked Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp afterwards.
Carlos Eduardo
It is certainly easier to catch L’Equipe’s eye as a striker but midfielder Eduardo left the newspaper little option with their rating by banging in five goals for Nice against Guingamp in 2014.
The Brazilian, who was on loan at Nice from Porto, netted a first-half and added two more after the break. He now plays in the UAE Pro League for Shabab Al-Ahli.
Neymar
Playing for PSG in Ligue 1 is always likely to provide opportunities to put in a star performance and Neymar took advantage against Dijon in 2018.
PSG won 8-0, with Neymar scoring four and assisting two more.
Yet, despite his personal accolade, Neymar was still booed by the home fans after grabbing the ball to take a penalty in the closing minutes ahead of fan-favourite Edinson Cavani.
Dusan Tadic
One of those days where everything goes perfectly.
Unlike for most of the names on this list, the score sheet does not tell the whole story, with Tadic only scoring once.
But make no mistake, the Serbian playmaker was the architect of Ajax’s 4-1 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in 2019.
He set up Hakim Ziyech’s opener. It was his scarcely believable piece of skill and through ball which allowed David Neres to make it 2-0. And he smashed a third into the top corner for 3-0 to earn a well deserved 10/10.
Lucas Moura
Unfortunately for Ajax, their 2018/19 Champions League run was not just notable for their own star performances.
After knocking out Real Madrid and Juventus, Ajax fell in the semi-finals against Tottenham.
That was all down to Moura, who scored a dramatic second-half hat-trick to bring Mauricio Pochettino’s side back from 3-0 down on aggregate to reach the Champions League final.
Serge Gnabry
Tottenham’s high from reaching the Champions League final in May 2019 did not last long.
By October they were being stuffed 7-2 by Bayern Munich in north London - and it was a former Arsenal man doing the majority of the damage.
Gnabry delayed his impact until the second half, before exploding into life by ruthlessly exploiting Spurs’ shaky back line with four goals.
The German forward earned a 10/10 from L’Equipe - the last until Mbappe followed his lead on the weekend.
