Kylian Mbappe has called Rodrygo his 'cousin' after they combined to score for Real Madrid in their only pre-season friendly of the summer.

Rodrygo replaced Vinicius Junior minutes after Mbappe scored his second and Madrid's third goal against WSG Tirol. Then, with nine minutes of the match remaining, the pair passed their way through their Austrian opponents.

Despite being on a hat-trick, the France captain teed up his teammate to make it 4-0 rather than going alone. They combined for seven goals last season - Mbappe only managed more with Vinicius (10) - and have started this campaign with another.

"Mi primo (My cousin)," Mbappe captioned a post on his Instagram story featuring a photo of them embracing while celebrating that fourth goal. Rodrygo added that post to his story with th

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