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The two players from the French team, one in Madrid and the other in Milan, will challenge each other this Tuesday, November 5 in the Champions League. Their shared history has recently been punctuated by great tension.
A monologue lasting almost two minutes, which froze Kylian Mbappé and the locker room of the French football team. It is Friday September 6, 2024, and the Blues lose 3-1 in the Nations League against Italy at the Parc des Princes.
It's too much for the French goalkeeper Mike Maignan who, behind closed doors in the locker room, lectures his teammates, pointing out a lack of desire, commitment, as well as “starlet behavior”, as was then revealed The Team.
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Words which, in the context of the time, could well seem to target Kylian Mbappé, whose involvement seemed less. Since that day, the two men have not crossed paths. Tonight, reunion.
The players face each other this Tuesday evening, November 5, in the Champions League, as part of the meeting between Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé's club, and AC Milan, of which Mike Maignan is the goalkeeper.
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And proof that the episode in the locker room at the Parc des Princes had left its mark, the doorman was questioned about his relationship with Mbappé ahead of the meeting, this Monday 4: “Honestly, there is no problem with Kylian, he knows it, we often discuss among ourselves,” he said at a press conference. “He is a quality player, even if he is going through a difficult period at the moment. But great players respond precisely when they are expected.”
Real Madrid-AC Milan, kick-off at 9 p.m. at the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium.
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