A Madrid derby on the program! Real Madrid of Kylian Mbappé and Atlético by Antoine Griezmann will compete in the knockout stages of the Champions League, Tuesday March 4 in Bernabéu and Wednesday 12 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. This is not the first time that the two 2018 world champions have faced each other. The players were already opposed when Mbappé played Paris Saint-Germain and “Grizi” evolved under the colors of FC Barcelona.
Kylian Mbappé advantage
Kylian Mbappé comes out of his confrontations against Antoine Griezmann. The statistics clearly go in favor of the current number 9 of Real Madrid, which has always marked when he crossed the road to the native of Mâcon. Before his goal during the Madrid derby of February 8, for a 1-1 result in the lair of the Merengues, the former Parisian scored four times during the two meetings of the knockout stages of the Champions League of the publishing edition 2020-2021 against the Blaugranas.
A performance that the former Barcelona had not failed to greet at the time comparing Kylian Mbappé to the biggest players of this sport at the microphone of RMC Sport at the time: “ I am happy for him, he had been a lot criticized. But when you have had someone for a long time, as soon as it is less well you criticize it, it's quite easy. But I believe that Paris Saint-Germain has a future very large star, which will be at Leo (Messi) or Cristiano (Ronaldo), so you have to enjoy it every day. He must be congratulated because he made a very big match. “
If Antoine Griezmann wants to reverse the steam, he will have to be decisive in front of his compatriot on the occasion of this derby between Real and Atlético in the round of 16 LDC.
