Despite a goal and his status as man of the match, Kylian Mbappé received severe criticism from the Madrid press.
Kylian Mbappé has found some color again. Four days after having completely collapsed against Liverpool in the Champions League, delivering one of the worst performances of his career, the Bondynois offered a completely different face on Sunday against Getafe. Author of Madrid's second goal, the Frenchman was much more energetic and enterprising, nevertheless failing to finish.
Incisive, the former Parisian did not succeed, missing six of the eight dribbles attempted in addition to missing three big chances in the second half. But his attitude was very different from that which was his on the pitch at Anfield, four days earlier. However, the Madrid press did not spare the French world champion, still far from his best level.
“Kylian remains the shadow of Mbappé”
“Kylian remains Mbappé’s shadow. Or at least the version with which he dominated the football world at PSG years ago”wrote Markadding: “The Frenchman was not good. » And for the Madrid daily, Kylian Mbappé is still painful to see, the French striker always being described as “a player who is not having fun, neither on the field nor off it”.
The sound of the story is nevertheless totally different in the columns of AS, for whom “the patient’s condition is clearly improving”. So much so that the man who was named man of the match delivered a performance in the eyes of the Madrid newspaper
” outstanding “. As proof, “Kylian Mbappé improved in almost all areas against Getafe: he was the most involved attacker, attempted eight dribbles, shot five times, scored a superb goal… but his efficiency remains his weak point,” according to AS.
