After what happened at the ceremony, there was a lot of speculation about how the bond between the two had turned out.
The image that confirms what the relationship between Messi and Mbappé is like
Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or this Monday in Paris, a city where he suffered so much during two seasons as a PSG player. La Pulga won the vote over Erling Haaland and was recognized not only with the trophy, but also with an emotional video that reviewed his entire career to end with the motto “Messi is infinite”, making a play on the inclined eight. The man from Rosario received the award from France Football magazine before the eyes of the world, but one of the attitudes that caught the most attention was that of Kylian Mbappé.
The French striker was seen with a bad face and bitter throughout the ceremony because the images of the World Cup final that Argentina won against Les Bleus were repeatedly shown. In fact, when the Inter Miami captain had to take the stand, the camera focused on Mbappé and his annoyance was visible. This fueled rumors of a possible bad relationship between the two, something that had already surfaced when they were teammates at Paris Saint-Germain.
Later, Donatello was in charge of congratulating Messi through a story on his Instagram account, although those words were contrary to what was seen during the broadcast. Now, then a behind-the-scenes video appeared confirming that their relationship is still very good. The material in question was captured by one of those present at the gala without either of them realizing it and is about the moment in which they meet. What did they do? They merged into an affectionate hug with a smile.
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Although at the time of the delivery he did not seem happy at all, later the number ’10’ of the France national team shared a photo of Messi with his eighth Ballon d’Or in his stories and wrote: “Congratulations Leo on your award. You deserve it”.