Kylian Mbappe is one of the best players in the World right now as the French superstar has already taken the world by storm at just 24 years of age and is on his way to becoming one of the greats of the game. He has already won a World Cup and scored in two World Cup finals with a hat trick in one of them.
Mbappe etched his name in the history books as he became only the second player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final. The PSG player has scored some great goals over the years but when he was asked to choose the best goal he has ever seen, his answer might have left some PSG fans in shock.
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When Mbappe was asked the question during his interaction with beIN Sports, he didn’t choose the name of his current teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. but instead chose the name of Messi’s greatest rival and one of the best players in soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kylian Mbappe Crowns Cristiano Ronaldo with the Best Goal-Ever Title
Mbappe has been a Ronaldo fanboy ever since his young days and when he was asked about the best goal he had ever seen, he chose Ronaldo’s spectacular bicycle kick against Juventus as the best he had ever seen. Cristiano scored a ‘one of a lifetime’ goal in the UCL Round of 16 match against Juventus in 2018 while he still played for Real Madrid.
Mbappe talked about how he felt when he saw that goal and stated that he had also talked about it with Gianluigi Buffon, against whom the goal was scored. He believed that this was the best goal he had ever seen because it felt unbelievable how Ronaldo scored that.
He said: “I think Ronaldo’s goal against Buffon is the best. I had the chance to play with Gigi and we talked about that goal and how it felt, so I think I’ll stick with that one.”
Mbappe has been a Cristiano and Real Madrid fanboy ever since his childhood as was revealed previously by his father. He was on the verge of his move to Real Madrid in the summer but chose PSG in the 11th hour, talking about his choice between Messi and Ronaldo, Mbappe mentioned that he always liked Ronaldo more of the two.
He said: “I really liked Ronaldo and during the time we had the duel between Cristiano and Messi I enjoyed it very much.”
It seems like Kylian Mbappe has had his say in the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate but his comments might now go down well with his teammate Messi and PSG fans who would’ve wanted him to side with his own teammates.