Real Madrid-Dortmund: Images of Kylian Mbappé's beautiful tribute to Diogo Jota after his sublime goal

A match and two magnificent gestures for Kylian Mbappé Saturday evening. Coming into play for the last twenty minutes, the captain of the Blues distinguished himself against Borussia Dortmund Saturday evening. Qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup, where he will meet his former club PSG , after Real Madrid's victory against the Germans (3-2), the 26-year-old Frenchman participated in his team's success by offering an exceptional goal, an acrobatic volley at the very end of the match .

After his sublime gesture, his first goal during this Club World Cup at the start of which he fell ill, Kylian Mbappé paid tribute to Diogo Jota. The Real Madrid striker made the "20" sign with his fingers.

A reference to Diogo Jota's jersey number, which Liverpool decided to retire in memory of their player who tragically died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car accident last week in Spain. On his social media, Mbappé reposted this photo, dedicating his gesture "to André and Diogo."

On the day of Diogo Jota's tragic death, the French international was among the countless players who publicly paid tribute to the Portuguese. Many of his former club and international teammates attended his funeral on Saturday in the suburbs of Porto, including his close friend Ruben Neves, who flew out with Joao Cancelo immediately after their Club World Cup quarter-final against Fluminense .

In the other semi-final of the day between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich (2-0), his compatriot Ousmane Dembélé also dedicated his goal to Diogo Jota. Dembélé sat cross-legged holding an imaginary video game controller, just like the Portuguese player from Liverpool did to celebrate his goals.