“I knew Kylian Mbappe was going to be a superstar” claimed Bernardo Silva during the UEFA Champions League Youtube video


“I knew Kylian Mbappe was going to be a superstar” claimed Bernardo Silva during the UEFA Champions League Youtube video

Kylian Mbappe and Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva and Kylian Mbappe
Bernardo Silva and Kylian Mbappe

Bernardo Silva and Kylian Mbappe were teammates at AS Monaco in 2016/17 when they won the Ligue 1 title by beating challengers Paris Saint-Germain to it and they also reached the UEFA Champions League semi-final that year.

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That AS Monaco team was filled with brilliant players including Bernardo Silva, Radamel Falcao and Joao Moutinho. However, not many expected them to challenge PSG for the title and reach the semi-final of the Champions League that year.

Among all these stars at the club, there was a young 16 year old boy named Kylian Mbappe who was just promoted to the first team and was already scoring goals and showcasing his world-class talent in training and in matches.

Bernardo Silva on Kylian Mbappe:

Mbappe and Silva
Mbappe and Silva

Bernardo Silva was asked about Mbappe in the latest UEFA Champions League Youtube video of “Teammates”. The Portuguese international started by saying that Mbappe joined the first team at the age of just 16.

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Silva said that Mbappe wasn’t shy at all in his first training with the team being just 16 and wasn’t intimidated by the status of his teammates. The Portuguese added,” I remember after the first training session that he had with us, I remember going to Moutinho and both of us were like ‘wow, who is that kid?’

Silva said,” He was really special, because you could see from the beginning that was different. He wasn’t afraid of coming at us, coming at the older guys and dribbling two or three guys in the training session.”

Bernardo Silva then went on to say,” Normally when you’re 16 years old, you are a bit afraid of the big guys, and he would go at the defenders and just kill them. So yeah, then after 2 years he started playing more often with us and now he’s one of the best players in the world.”

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Kylian Mbappe and Bernardo Silva as teammates and opponents:

Silva and Mbappe
Silva and Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe and Bernardo Silva played a key role in helping their team to win their maiden Ligue 1 title and have an extraordinary season. AS Monaco played impressive football and Mbappe was a key member in the team being only 18.

They also reached the UEFA Champions League semi-final after the beating the likes of Manchester City on the way. However, after the end of the 2016/17 season, that AS Monaco team was ripped apart and many of their key members left the club.

Mbappe moved to title rivals Paris Saint-Germain the following season for an expensive fee and became one of their best players in recent history. The Frenchman has publicly stated his dream to play for Real Madrid one day and he could soon be on the move this coming summer once his PSG contract expires.

On the other hand, Bernardo Silva joined Manchester City that summer where he has been performing consistently and was recently labelled as the ‘best player in the Premier League’ by his manager Pep Guardiola.

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