How was the PSG-Madrid board lunch: Florentino was the last to arrive

Two boards of directors who have struck sparks in the past had lunch together on Tuesday when their teams met in the last 16 of the Champions League. PSG, the hosts on the pitch and at the table, invited the Real Madrid bosses to the PavYllon restaurant on the Champs-Elysees, where the tasting menu costs 248 euros.

All these details were provided by the newspaper 'AS', which added the arrival times of the protagonists. The first to arrive was Leonardo, sporting director of the French team. He arrived at 12:45. After him, the president, Al-Khelaïfi, arrived at 12:58. From then on, and with Jose Angel Sanchez, general manager, and Emilio Butragueno, director of institutional relations, as leaders, all the 'Los Blancos' emissaries arrived little by little.

Their visible head, however, was the last to arrive. Florentino Perez, who was scheduled to join the lunch a little later than the rest, was finally there at 13:25. Traffic delayed his plans, but, in any case, there was concord and all the representatives enjoyed a peaceful get-together.

But why had there been sparks between these two directives in the past? As most football fans know, because of Kylian Mbappe. PSG have always been closed to his departure and, last summer, even rejected around 200 million euros from Madrid to sign him. Now, for next season, 'Los Blancos' can do it for free.