US Edition"I Never Thought I'd Play with Him" - Kylian Mbappe Says He Feels 'Lucky' to Have Played Alongside Lionel Messi for One Key Reason
Mbappe called playing with Messi at PSG a huge privilege and stroke of luck, highlighting their 67 shared matches with 34 combined goals and assists, and his childhood dream of Real Madrid.
- This Sunday, Kylian Mbappé told Movistar+ that playing with Lionel Messi was a stroke of luck.
- Given Messi's Barcelona past, Mbappé said the pairing felt unexpected since his childhood dream was to play for Real Madrid, and Messi's 2021 move to PSG created their rare partnership.
- They shared the field 67 times, with Lionel Messi assisting Kylian Mbappé 20 times and Mbappé assisting Messi 14 times, winning Ligue 1 in both seasons.
- Speaking about the dressing room dynamic, Kylian Mbappé noted Lionel Messi gives him advice and is a totally normal, respectful teammate whose presence helped him understand the game better.
- In his current form, Mbappé has scored 58 goals in 69 appearances for Real Madrid and started this season with 14 goals in 10 competitive matches, fueling legacy debates.
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Kylian Mbappé has spoken at length in a remarkably candid interview about what it was like for him to share a football and training pitch with Lionel Messi.
Kylian Mbappe spoke with admiration for Lionel Messi, looking back on the two years he shared with the Argentine legend at Paris Saint-Germain.
Kylian Mbappe reflects on playing alongside Lionel Messi at PSG
Kylian Mbappe has made a very good start to life at Real Madrid, whom he joined in the summer of 2024 from Paris Saint-Germain. However, he could have arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu much earlier, given that Los Blancos wanted to sign him seven years prior, in 2017.On that occasion, Mbappe swapped Monaco for PSG, and in his eyes, it was the right move for him at that time. As per Movistar+ (via Sport), he opened up on that transfer decision.“At…
"I learned a lot": Mbappé is sincere about his experience with Messi in the PSG The French attacker has been sincere about his experience as a partner of Lionel Messi in PSG m.diaz Dom, 12/10/2025 - 19:49 Despite being one of the best players in Real Madrid today, Kylian Mbappé a couple of seasons ago was still a player of Paris Saint-Germain, a team in which he even shared dressing room with Lionel Messi, who is now playing for Inter Miami in t…
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