Just a few weeks ago, they wore the same jersey and both played for Paris Saint-Germain. But during the 2024 transfer window, everything changed for them. The Mbappé brothers have now taken different paths. On one side, Kylian, who left to join Real Madrid, with whom he signed for five seasons. On the other, Ethan, who also chose to leave Paris to go and gain experience at Lille. The chance of a draw will give them the opportunity to meet again.
This week the Champions League draw took place and the computer in charge of the procedure had a funny surprise in store for the two brothers since they will be entitled to a duel, with a meeting scheduled for October 2 at the Décathlon Arena Pierre-Mauroy. A meeting that the Mbappés are waiting for with unfeigned impatience, as confirmed on Saturday by the president of LOSC, Olivier Létang: ” They are like crazy. We had dreamed of it. Kylian had warned me : ‘Start by qualifying in Prague.’ We did it. It’s wonderful for them. »
Ethan vs Kylian
While Real Madrid were already assured of playing in the competition after winning it last year while finishing first at the end of the Liga season, the task was more difficult for Lille. The Dogues had to go through the qualifying phase. After knocking out Fenerbahce in extremis, they then resisted Slavia Prague to finally validate their ticket.
Immediately starting with the Merengue, Kylian Mbappé is struggling for the moment to find the back of the net, he who still has not scored a single goal in the championship after three matches. For his part, Ethan Mbappé is gradually finding his feet with his new team and slowly but surely earning the trust and respect of his coach and teammates, even if he still has a lot of room for improvement. Perhaps he will be ready in time to be on the pitch on October 2 against his brother.
