Kylian Mbappe caught ‘checking Cristiano Ronaldo is human’ in Al-Nassr star’s debut

Kylian Mbappe has long had an affinity for the great Cristiano Ronaldo.

A young Mbappe had posters of the superstar – then playing at Real Madrid – all over his bedroom wall. That is, of course, pretty standard practice for many football obsessed teenagers.

However, what is absolutely unusual in the case of Mbappe, is that he got to not just meet but compete against his childhood hero.

On several occasions the two have lined up on opposing sides of the pitch, both shouldering much of the burden of their team’s chance of success upon themselves.

And their most recent encounter came in the friendly match between a combined XI from Ronaldo’s new team Al-Nassr and Saudi heavyweights Al-Hilal vs Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain.

The match was dubbed as something of a ‘final battle of the GOATs’ as Ronaldo faced off against his eternal rival Lionel Messi.

As a result, Mbappe was forced to take something of a backseat for once when it came to basking in the limelight.

Although that didn’t stop him from making the headlines by grabbing himself a goal in the 60th minute, as well as sharing a rather peculiar moment with Ronaldo mid-game.

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Shared in a video to Twitter, Mbappe can be seen sharing some friendly banter with Ronaldo, who was pointing to an enormous bruise he had sustained on his cheek.

Mbappe then went over and examined the bruise before continuing to joke with Ronaldo.

Check the moment out for yourself below:

VIDEO: Mbappe examines Ronaldo

Is it just us or did that seem like a bit of a fanboy moment of the part of Mbappe?

Fans have been lapping up the incident on Twitter involving two of their most loved stars.

User @UzairRizvi tweeted: “Mbappe just checking to see if Ronaldo is human or not.”

Whilst another chimed in: “Mini GOAT checking up on his rival. You love to see it.”

What happened in the game?

The match turned out to be the occasion we all envisaged and more, with PSG running out 5-3 winners in an end-to-end contest.

Messi opened the scoring in the third minute of play, before Ronaldo struck back with a brace of his own to ensure he would come under no criticism on his debut display.

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Soccer Football – Friendly – Saudi Pro League XI v Paris St Germain – King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia – January 19, 2023 Saudi Pro League XI’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Despite Ronaldo’s heroics, though, it just wasn’t to be for the Saudi outfit, who in fairness to them put on a valiant display against the might of the French champions.

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