Madrid's daily newspapers are showing headlines this Friday in support of Kylian Mbappé, the day after strong criticism after his performance against Liverpool on Wednesday in the Champions League.
A change of tone. If the biggest Spanish sports newspapers have sounded the alarm on the psychological state of Kylian Mbappé after his failed performance on Wednesday against Liverpool in the Champions League, some this Friday are proclaiming their support for the French striker.
“All with Mbappé”, title ASwho awarded him the extremely rare score of 1/10 for his match against Liverpool. “The Frenchman's teammates and Ancelotti come together to support him after a poor performance at Anfield,” the daily then highlights.
After the defeat at Anfield (2-0), where Kylian Mbappé notably missed the equalizing penalty, Carlo Ancelotti admitted that the former PSG player was going through a “difficult moment”.
“We will support him and give him love,” added Ancelotti, asking for “patience”.
“You have to be patient”
According to ASthe locker room would still expect more from the captain of the Blues but there would also be the idea that we must save “the soldier” Mbappé. Publicly, his teammates do not hesitate to defend him, like Jude Bellingham. “The pressure he is under because of his talent is enormous,” judged the Englishman on Wednesday evening. “It’s not because of the penalty that we lost, collectively we weren’t good enough. Kylian can hold his head high.”
“Support for Mbappé”, also headlines this Friday in the daily Markfor whom Real Madrid is “in full activity” to get their player back on track. “He is going through the worst moment of his career but there is the absolute conviction that he will explode,” says the media, returning to the club’s attitude around its flagship recruit. “We have bigger problems than that. For Mbappé, we have to be patient.”, summarized Jorge Valdano, former glory of the club, in comments highlighted by Marca.
