Madrid media chooses their side between Mbappé and Vinicius Jr!

“I think it’s right to give the responsibility to both (Mbappé and Vinicius). They have the same quality to take penalties and I don’t want to choose. In a match, many things happen and one may have scored a goal when the other may then need it.”. In a press conference on Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti explained that Vinicius Jr and Mbappé would have to agree on who would take penalties this season.

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It must be said that the penalty awarded to the Merengues against Las Palmas had caused a lot of talk. Vinicius Jr had taken the shot, not hesitating to seize the ball, while Kylian Mbappé had not even tried to get close to it. “Mbappé could have had a different reaction. At Real Madrid, no one would have taken that penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he had only been there for fifteen days. That’s what I think.”for example, had launched the former player of the club, Guti, on the set of The Beach Bar. He believes, like many, that it is Mbappé who should take the penalties.

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This Sunday, before the Merengues match against Betis, the Madrid press is once again addressing this subject. For AS for example, the Frenchman is much more legitimate to take penalties on a statistical level: he has taken 52 in his career, compared to only 6 for the Brazilian. The former PSG player has a success rate of 80.7%, compared to 83.3% for the star of the Canarinha. The media specifies that Carlo Ancelotti is counting on the maturity of the two men to distribute the penalties fairly and equitably.

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Mark explains that it is also a way “to avoid a first fire” between the two men. The Spanish media are aware that this is a sensitive subject and that it could potentially poison the situation in Madrid, and they are keeping their fingers crossed that there will be no problems between the two men. “Both players know the importance of goals scored in the race for the Ballon d’Or”specifies Mark. “Logic says Mbappé first shooter”the media also explains. It’s pretty clear.