Last night, Lionel Messi (36 years old) won his eighth (and last?) Ballon d’Or. Present for the event, Kylian Mbappé (24 years old) attended the evening in the front row. This Tuesday, Marca, who had an eye on him, returned to the subject. Thus, the Iberian media explains that KM7 was not sure of attending this evening until the last minute. Reason why he was the last player to arrive at the ceremony organized at the Châtelet theater. He even showed up on the red carpet five minutes after the star of the evening, Lionel Messi. Nothing too crazy so far. Marca then adds that the Frenchman, usually smiling, displayed a closed face for a large part of the ceremony. The player, who was not the star this time since the cameras were focused on Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, seemed to be having his evening.
In any case, this is the feeling he left Mundo Deportivowho mentioned the “Mbappé’s ordeal”as well as Marca. The Madrid newspaper also explained that it saw the new generation succeed one another on the stage to receive various prizes. “He saw Bellingham on stage with the Kopa award in his hand, talking about Real Madrid, about how he felt every time he put on the jersey, something that the Frenchman had within his reach, but that he has not yet materialized. Only he knows if, looking and listening to the Madrid supporters, he felt envy or pity, but he left the smiles and gestures of yesteryear for another occasion. Moreover, after a few shots, the Frenchman, who “saw the others having fun” according to Marca, was the first to leave the ceremony. Despite everything, there is time to slip a little smile when a journalist fromEl Chiringuito asked him if he was going to come to Madrid or not in 2024. The soap opera has already started.
