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Kylian Mbappe took himself a couple of vacation days after practically jumping on a plane from Qatar to PSG’s training ground to restart the 2022-23 campaign.
Yet, after a more than draining couple of months that were topped off with a loss in the World Cup final against Argentina, Mbappé was reminded and taunted by a couple dozen of Argentina fans that were just in the right place at the right time.
Argentina fans chant away at Kylian Mbappe in the Nets vs. Spurs basketball game
PSG teammates Kylian Mbappé and Achraf Hakim sat court side in last Monday’s Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs NBA game held in the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, New York.
They were shown on the jumbotron, given ovations and even traded jerseys with NBA All-Star Kevin Durant before making their way into the Nets locker room to salute all the players for their 36-point win.
Hakimi and Mbappe on hand for the Brooklyn Nets game ⚽ pic.twitter.com/6Y88ow3Sae
— International Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) January 3, 2023
Kevin Durant gives @PSG_English
superstars Kylian Mbappe and Hakimi signed #Nets Jersey— Jeri Tsai (@JeriTsaiNets) January 3, 2023
Kylian Mbappé & Achraf Hakimi went to watch the Brooklyn Nets play Spurs yesterday in New York! pic.twitter.com/W9BraztoYK
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 3, 2023
It was all love for the World Cup stars in New York. Or was it?
At one point in the game and when the stadium was praising the French star, fans captured a small crowd of people in a section of the stadium singing a chant that many of us might remember from watching Argentina and their fans take over Qatar. They even had the flag and World Cup trophy replica.
“Muchaaaaachos!”
Amazing scenes in Brooklyn. While Mbappe was being honored by the Nets down on the floor Monday, Argentina fans up in the cheap seats serenaded the French star with their nation's battle cry, "Muchachos". Likely won't stop singing until '26. If then. pic.twitter.com/9IGD4BWOA2
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) January 3, 2023
The fans in the video were apparently part of a River Plate ultra group based in Brooklyn who, after seeing Mbappé being recognized, saw the opportunity to take a bit of the spotlight away from the Frenchman and remind him that Argentina is the World Cup champion.
The likelihood that he actually heard them all the way from a nose bleed section of the stadium? Probably zero.
Point is, even after purposely evading the world of soccer and going to the opposite corner of the world to enjoy some court-side basketball, Mbappé was still taunted by Argentina soccer fans over the loss last month.
To this, the Parisian-pair found only one solution: hiding in plain sight
Imagine being this close to Mbappe and Hakimi and having no idea
(via elderordonez1/IG) pic.twitter.com/e6zullRoVo— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 4, 2023
H&M IS THE BACKGROUND (HAKIMI & MBAPPE) YALL IM LOOSING IT pic.twitter.com/rsS1amsc9E
— Killy Mbappé (@wintersoobie) January 4, 2023
