Real Madrid needed to at least take home the point from Liverpool's draw on Wednesday evening in order to move forward in the race to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. However, the Merengue were defeated by the Reds (2-0), a third setback since the start of the European campaign. At half-time, it seems from CBS Sports images that Kylian Mbappé was ignored by Jude Bellingham and Antonio Rüdiger in the Anfield tunnel.
It was the meeting not to be missed for the men of Carlo Ancelotti. After having already burned jokers against the LOSC (0-1) and theAC Milan (1-3), the Real Madrid recorded its 3rd defeat in 5 regular season games Champions League Wednesday evening. On the lawn d’Anfieldthe European champion sank against Liverpool for the first time in 15 years after 7 victories and a draw conceded in C1 for the White House.
Liverpool jubilant, Mbappé sinks
Indeed, due to the goals ofAlexis Mac Allister and of Cody Steelthe Real Madrid bowed in the Reds' den without finding the net. An outcome that Kylian Mbappé could have avoided by converting the penalty won by Lucas Vazquez. But the attempt of number 9 of Real Madrid was rejected by Kevin Kelleherthe Irish goalkeeper Liverpool at playing time.
Mbappé snubbed by Bellingham in front of the cameras?
A few minutes before, in the tunnel’Anfield connecting the locker rooms to the pitch, Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger and other players from Real Madrid were filmed by the cameras of CBS Sports, one of the broadcasters of the Champions League abroad. And we can see in the video above, Mbappé tried to talk tactics with Bellingham who completely ignores him to converse with Rüdiger. In the process, Kylian Mbappé leaned against the wall of the tunnel. It is difficult to fully decipher the reasons for the turn of this discussion, but it is clear that Mbappé was not really listened to.
