Many years later, Mbappe has now developed to a level nearly equal to CR7, being the Portuguese superstar’s top rival.
The photo of Mbappe asking to take a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo many years ago was saved by the captain of the French team. Like most teenagers in Europe, Mbappe at that time loved Real Madrid (Spain) and idolized Ronaldo, Real Madrid’s biggest star at that time.
Then, gradually Mbappe achieved what this boy dreamed of many years ago. At the age of 25, the French football superstar officially joined Real Madrid before EURO 2024 kicked off, and is on his way to reaching the stature and class of Ronaldo in his prime.
Mbappe now needs the Golden Balls to be compared to Cristino Ronaldo. In addition, the current French team captain needs to win the EURO championship to match the title that Ronaldo owned in 2016.
To do that, Mbappe must first overcome Ronaldo’s Portuguese team in the quarterfinals of the ongoing European Championship.
The match between these two superstars may also decide the fate of one of the two most awaited quarter-final matches of this year’s tournament (the other expected match is the host match Germany vs. Spain).
What Mbappe and Ronaldo have in common is that they were quite lackluster in the group stage and round of 16. Ronaldo is fading due to age, has not scored any goals, and missed 1 penalty kick. Mbappe was lackluster due to psychological pressure and has never been successful in EURO tournaments, plus an injury to his nose made him shy in situations requiring strong disputes.
Mbappe has only scored 1 goal, a goal from the penalty spot, too few compared to expectations. But even then, no one dared to underestimate these two superstars. They are still very high level players. When class speaks up, they can do things that others cannot do or cannot predict. If they just have a moment like that, the outcome of the quarter-final match between France and Portugal can completely change.
Another detail that cannot be ignored is that if we were to find a star of the new generation who is most similar to Ronaldo in terms of playing style and closest to Ronaldo’s level, that person could be Mbappe.
Mbappe’s strongest point is his speedy and technical dribbles from the sideline, before turning the ball into the middle and finishing scoring. This is the style that made Ronaldo famous in his prime. Even though in his prime, Ronaldo turned his legs more than Mbappe does now, but basically the combination of speed, strength and technique in Ronaldo and Mbappe’s dribbles and shots is quite similar.
Now the teenager who admires Ronaldo will find a way to defeat his idol, on Mbappe’s journey to reach new heights. Meanwhile, the idol character Ronaldo is trying to hold on to the last traces of his youth, wanting to defeat all the opponent’s young stars one last time, win more major titles, before forever retreating into the past. background!
