Kylian Mbappé has not yet put his head back together. Scorer against Leganés on Sunday in La Liga, the Frenchman hoped to continue his momentum this Wednesday in the Champions League. However, he experienced a real nightmare, losing the ball, missed dribbles, lost duels and even a missed penalty. His teammates didn't do much better. Outrageously dominated by Liverpool, the Merengues collapsed in the second half and conceded a third defeat on the European scene.
One image perfectly sums up the Bondynois match. In the 32nd minute, when he could show his speed for the first time on the left flank, the striker suffered a return and an impressive sliding tackle from young Conor Bradley, ending up upside down on the pitch. from Anfield. A sequence which undoubtedly did not please the newly retired Rafael Nadal, present in the stands and a big fan of Real Madrid, but which caused the supporters of the Reds to erupt.
However, Kylian Mbappé's nightmare began in the 4th minute when one of his numerous losses of the ball could have cost him a very early lead. Too wait-and-see, the former Parisian striker had the ball stolen by Mohamed Salah, then allowing Darwin Nunez to attempt a shot that was finally deflected by Thibaut Courtois then by the young Raul Asencio, who was playing his first Champions League match .
A slight taste of the rest of his meeting. In addition to this terrible tackle on his only breakthrough, Kylian Mbappé also missed a very important penalty in the second half. While his Belgian goalkeeper put on a show to keep his teammates in the game and Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 52nd minute with a cross shot from the right, the Bondynois had the opportunity to put his team back on track. good rails. His shot, much too soft and poorly placed, was finally deflected by Caoimhin Kelleher (61st).
If Mohamed Salah also missed a penalty nine minutes later, the Madrilenians' performance was far too messy to hope for anything. In the 76th minute, Cody Gakpo sounded the death knell for their last hopes by placing a superb header from a corner that the Frenchman François Letexier, referee of the match, could only validate.
With three defeats in five games, Carlo Ancelotti's men are particularly disappointing this year on the European scene. As if the lucky star that saved them on numerous occasions had disappeared. With six points, they are in 24th place, the last qualifier for the play-offs. Barely better than Paris Saint-Germain and their four points. The big names stammer their football.
