Soccer star Ferran Torres, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team, met Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on the field ahead of their NFL Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

"Game respects game," the Bengals tweeted with video of the meeting.

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé reportedly had expressed strong interest in attending the game, being played at Mbappé's home stadium.

Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II both talked earlier in the week about how great it would be to have Mbappé in attendance.

"I watch him on TV all the time," Higgins said. "It's so crazy, bro. … How do you run that fast dribbling a ball on your feet? That's crazy."