Madrid and Parisian leaders met this Wednesday noon at Zalacain, a prestigious restaurant in Madrid, for the traditional pre-Champions League match meal. On the Parisian side, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo attended. The atmosphere was deemed relaxed by both parties. On the menu for this lunch: lobster salad, sea bass and crushed tomato or grilled fillet with Béarnaise sauce before ending with chocolate mascarpone cigarettes and white chocolate ice cream.
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This meal was also the occasion for an exchange of presents. Florentino Perez offered his Parisian counterpart a Real jersey and a miniature replica of the future Santiago-Bernabeu, in exchange Paris gave him an Eiffel Tower engraved in glass.
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