Kylian Mbappé, “hungry” after his second title with the Merengue, gets his revenge at Lusail Stadium

We know that football calendars are sometimes teasing. Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga were able to realize this on Wednesday since they played their Intercontinental Cup final both in the same stadium (the Lusail Stadium in Qatar) and on the same date (December 18) as the cruel final of the 2022 World Cup which they lost against Argentina (3-3, 2-4 on penalties).

Unsurprisingly given the modest adversity offered by the Mexicans of Pachuca, the three French internationals (all starters) this time easily won (3-0) in this new final. With the key being an opening score from Kylian Mbappé (37th), on a serve from Vinicius Junior. “This time, I won at Lusail Stadium,” the former PSG striker slipped on Wednesday evening in an Instagram post that looked like an ironic wink.

Still “five titles to go for” this season

Two years after his iconic (but insufficient) hat-trick against Argentina by Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martinez, the captain of the France team has just casually already won his second title with Real Madrid. After the European Super Cup, won (2-0) in August against Atalanta Bergamo, also with a goal from him, Kylian Mbappé enjoyed this new trophy on the club channel.

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“The most important thing is the titles,” announces the striker, who will celebrate his 26th birthday on Friday. We won a very important title. Of the seven trophies at stake this season, we won the first two. You have to stay hungry in the same way to get the other five. » Given the difficult start to the season for Real, and in particular for its flagship recruit, imagining this septuplet by the summer of 2025 would be a colossal surprise, even for this unsinkable club.