Official debut at Real Madrid! Mbappe pays tribute to his idol Cristiano Ronaldo like this

Beijing Daily client

2024-07-16 22:09Published on the official account of Beijing Daily client in Beijing

He's finally here! On the evening of July 16, Beijing time, Mbappe, who joined La Liga Real Madrid as a free agent this summer, appeared at the Bernabeu Stadium, the team's home stadium. The France captain shouted the same slogan to the fans as Cristiano Ronaldo did when he joined the "Galaxy Battleship" 15 years ago, as a tribute to his idol.

More than 80,000 fans poured into the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for the welcoming ceremony. Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane, the France legend who led the team to win three consecutive Champions League titles, also came to the scene. In a warm-up welcome video specially played by Real Madrid, there is a picture of teenager Mbappe and then Real Madrid's youth team coach Zinedine Zidane in the same frame. When Mbappe walked into the Bernabeu Stadium wearing Real Madrid's No.9 shirt, the fans immediately applauded and cheered him, and Real Madrid president Florentino said at the end of his speech: "Welcome to your home, Mbappe, welcome to Real Madrid." ”

The Home of Real Madrid's official website reported on Mbappe's appearance.

Mbappe first greeted the fans in Spain at the scene, praising the atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium and kissing the Real Madrid crest on his shirt several times, Mbappe said: "I have dreamed of joining Real Madrid for many years and now my dream has finally come true!" At the end of his joining speech, Mbappe led the fans to chant "1, 2, 3, join Madrid", recreating the classic moment of Ronaldo's debut ceremony at the same venue in July 2009.

According to Real Madrid's official website, Mbappe met with team coach Carlo Ancelotti immediately after the unveiling ceremony, and wore training clothes and took photos in his seat in the dressing room.

In May this year, Mbappe announced that he would not renew his contract with his "old club" Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 after the end of the 2023-2024 season. A month later, Real Madrid announced that Kylian Mbappe would join the club this summer. According to Real Madrid's official website, just before this joining ceremony, Mbappe officially signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid.

In the just-concluded European Championships, Mbappe and France reached the semi-finals. Image source: Xinhua News Agency

At 25 years old, Mbappe is one of the most expensive players in football today. He previously made 308 appearances for the "Grand Paris", scoring 256 goals. For France, Mbappe scored 48 goals in 84 appearances and won the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the runner-up in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. At the just-concluded Euro 2024, Mbappe and his teammates advanced to the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals.

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