For many footballers, an opportunity to share the stadium with Lionel Messi is a dream. Ago Kylian MbappéThat dream came true, but not without a moment of disbelief.
In a recent interview, Real Madrid The striker admitted: “I have a great relationship with Messi. I never thought I would play with him.”
He continued to praise Mess and put him by the side Cristiano Ronaldo As a symbol of the sport: “He is unique, just like CristianoWe sometimes underestimate what they have achieved. “
Mbappé’s reflections withdraw the curtain of how much experience of playing with Messi has meant-not in terms of performance, but in personal growth and shaping your own football self-image.
Lesson from folklore: Growth through cooperation
When Mess Walk to a team Paris Saint-Germain In 2021, it marked the beginning of a prominent parishMessi, mbappéand Needle-It attracted international attention.
MbappéWhen generation skills, you suddenly had the opportunity to work with a player who recognizes and football spanning decades.
Yet, even within the fans and expectations, Mbappé Says that he has still dealt with it as something surreal. His comment underlines the distance he once found between the stage of his career and the legacy Mess implemented.
What this partnership offered Mbappé was an environment to grow. He told straight sports that both Mess And Ronaldo are sometimes underestimated for what they have achieved, suggesting to work by side Mess tightened his consciousness of excellence and consistency ..
Over the seasons together, Mbappé Learned different versions of progressive to combine, how to respect local relationships and how to carry the strain on anticipation.
He also witnessed Mess Balance humility and brilliant, qualities often discussed but less often experienced in the first hand of young stars.
Mbappe thrives from the shadow of Messis
In the years ago Mess departure to Inter Miami, Mbappé has had room to invent himself. Still, his respect for that time is clear. The connection, he says, is real and rare.
To play with Mess Also, comparisons and questions about Mbappé’s own legacy raised. The captain of France has chased shadowed folkta-Ronaldo, Messi, Cruyff. But his efforts next to Mess Gave him a direct lens in what greatness requires beyond raw abilities.
In interviews, Mbappé has not spoken of both legends as a competitor to beat, but as a benchmark for approaching. His intake in their collaboration is therefore less about the position and more about the perspective that recognizes how lucky he was.
His trip from the Bondy neighborhood to Global Stardom had led to this moment and he embraced it both as a gift and a challenge. Likewise Mbappé continues their working time Real MadridFans and critics will assess whether his career will reach the heights of those he once watched from a distance.
But his relationship with Mess Offers something else: a memory that sits behind each sprint, shot and auxiliary reminders that greatness can teach greatness.