Mbappe and PSG Set for Club World Cup Reunion

Kylian Mbappé (below) will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in tonight's Club World Cup semifinal.

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East Rutherford – Kylian Mbappé (below) will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in tonight's Club World Cup semifinal.

Mbappé should be remembered as a PSG legend, having spent seven prolific campaigns there and eventually departing as their all-time top scorer with 256 goals in 308 games. But his legacy was a little tainted by the manner of his departure, the sense among many that for the last half of his time in Paris he was just waiting for the right moment to move to Madrid, the club he had dreamed of representing as a young boy.

PSG, under their Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi, were not happy with the way in which Mbappé chose to run down his contract in order to sign for Real in 2024, denying them a transfer fee.

The latest twist came just this week, when one of Mbappé's lawyers told AFP that the France captain had withdrawn a complaint of moral harassment against his former employers.