Mbappé, when De Bruyne did not know his existence

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This Tuesday evening, Manchester City welcomes Real Madrid on the occasion of the Champions League. Kevin de Bruyne and Kylian Mbappé will therefore find themselves for what corresponds to the equivalent of the sixteenth finals of the prestigious European competition between clubs.

This had already been the case, seven years earlier, when the English training had faced AS Monaco in the round of 16 C1. A meeting at the end of which the Principality club had lost (5-3). During this one, Kylian Mbappé had found the net in the fortieth minute of play.

De Bruyne quickly got to know Mbappé

At the pre-match press conference, Kevin de Bruyne had been questioned about the young phenomenon Kylian Mbappé. “I admit that I don't know him. I don't look at football much when I'm at home. I have a little baby and I have to take care of it ”then replied the Belgian international.

An answer that ready to smile when you know the trajectory of the one who today carries the number 9 of Real Madrid. Especially since the Bondy native had again marked during the return match at the Louis II stadium, contributing to the Monegasque qualification for the quarter -finals of the Champions League.

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