MADRID — The Mbappé brothers quickly made a mark for their clubs in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Little brother Ethan’s precise assist lifted Lille into a lead against Real Betis just minutes before big brother Kylian opened the scoring for Real Madrid against Inter Milan.
Kylian Mbappé helped win possession from Inter deep in the Italians’ half then stretched to shoot a first timer low into the goal in the 14th minute.
At age 27, Mbappé is playing in his 99th career Champions League game Tuesday and scored his 71st goal.
Now aged 19, Ethan Mbappé made his Champions League debut in January 2025 when Lille last played in the competition. He was injured and could not play when Lille hosted Madrid and his big brother earlier in that season, which was the first for each at their current clubs after both left Paris Saint-Germain.
Tuesday’s game in Lille is just Ethan Mbappé’s third Champions League game and his second start.
Mbappé caressed a left-footed cross to the far post where Japan forward Ayase Ueda was standing almost on the goal line by the time the ball arrived on his head.
Ueda also scored with a leaping header at the World Cup for his second goal in Japan’s 4-0 win over Tunisia in the group stage.
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