Mbappe Ahead of Euro Quarterfinals: "It's an Honor and a Pleasure to Play Against Ronaldo"

France and Portugal in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on the 6th.

The 'past and future' of 'Spanish giant' Real Madrid will clash in the quarterfinals of the 2024 European Football Championship (Euro 2024).

The main characters are Portugal's captain Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Al-Nassr) and France's captain Kylian Mbappe (25, Real Madrid).

Portugal and France will play the Euro 2024 quarterfinals at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany at 4 AM on the 6th (Korean time).

The match between Portugal, which is aiming to reclaim its crown after 8 years since its first victory in the 2016 tournament, and France, which has won the tournament twice (1984, 2000), is sure to attract the attention of fans.

Here, the match between Ronaldo and Mbappe, who are considered the best strikers of all time, is the highlight of this match. 사설 토토사이트

In particular, Ronaldo and Mbappe have 'Real Madrid' as a common denominator, and Mbappe grew up thinking of Ronaldo as his idol, so the result of the 'quarterfinal match' is even more interesting.

Foreign media describe the match between the two as 'a clash between the past and future of Real Madrid.'

In addition, since Ronaldo declared that this Euro 2024 will be his last 'Euro tournament', this tournament will be the last 'Euro stage' match between the two star players.

Ronaldo played for Real Madrid for 9 seasons from 2009 to 2018, scoring a whopping 450 goals in 438 official matches.

During his time at Real Madrid, Ronaldo boasted an impressive resume, including winning La Liga twice (2011-2012 and 2017-2017 seasons), the UEFA Champions League four times (2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18), the FIFA Club World Cup three times (2014, 2016, 2017), and the Copa del Rey twice (2010-2011, 2013-2014).

Kylian Mbappe has also raised his stock by scoring 256 goals in 308 games for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the 'strongest team in France', and lifting various trophies, including winning Ligue 1 six times (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 seasons).

Mbappe confirmed his transfer to Real Madrid in June, following in the footsteps of his idol.

Ahead of his match against his 'idol', Mbappe expressed his high expectations, saying, "It's an honor and a pleasure."

Mbappe said through the British public broadcaster BBC, "My feelings toward Ronaldo are one of respect," and "Over time, I had the opportunity to become friends with Ronaldo, and we've talked a lot for a long time.

We're still in contact."

He added, "Ronaldo always gives me advice and gives me the latest information," and "It's an honor and a pleasure to play against Ronaldo."

Mbappe said, "I don't know what the result of this match will be, but Ronaldo will always be a legend of the game," and "Of course, I hope France beats Portugal and advances to the semifinals."

As a 'Real Madrid senior', he said of Cristiano Ronaldo, "There is only one 'Ronaldo' in Real Madrid.

He left behind a unique achievement," and "I also want to make history at Real Madrid, but I am not going there to continue the rest of Ronaldo's history," foreshadowing his own performance.