What Thierry Henry said to Kylian Mbappe ahead of Arsenal vs Real Madrid Champions League clash

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is at the Emirates Stadium this evening for the Champions League showdown against Real Madrid. It is perhaps only right that the Frenchman is in attendance for the fixture after playing such an integral role in the last meeting between the two sides.

and Real Madrid last clashed in the Champions League during the 2005/06 season, with the Gunners coming out on top in the round of 16 tie on their way to reaching the final in Paris. Henry proved to be the hero over the two legs after scoring the winner at the Santiago Bernabeu to down the Spanish giants.

will be keeping his fingers crossed that his former side can get the better against Real over two legs as they look to set up a semi-final showdown against either Aston Villa or PSG. That will all come down to keeping Los Blancos quiet and especially Kylian Mbappe.

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Well, . At a time when Henry was doing his punditry work at the side of the pitch for , Mbappe, who was warming up with his Real Madrid teammates, jogged over and gave his fellow countryman a hug.

The 47-year-old did have some words for Mbappe and he revealed all to CBS Sports. He said: "It's always massive respect when I see , we both went to Clairefontaine. Tonight he is playing against the team I love the most in the world. But I don't wish anything bad on him but tonight I said to him 'please, I don't want to see you.'"

All connected with Arsenal will be hoping that Mbappe remains quiet in north London as the Gunners look to take a first-leg lead with them to the Spanish capital. The sides will meet again at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, April 16, with the game kicking off at 8pm.