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Kylian Mbappé gets mired in disaster with another missed penalty on December 4, 2024.
FOOTBALL – A start to a dark series. Kylian Mbappé, who has definitely failed to spark since his arrival at Real Madrid, sank again this Wednesday, December 4 with another missed penalty against Athletic Bilbao, a week after having already missed a similar shot in the Champions League.
While Real was trailing after a goal from Bilbao in the 53rd minute, Kylian Mbappé (whose goal in the 13th minute was canceled for offside) had the opportunity to allow his team to come back to the score in the 68th minute in due to a foul by goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala on Antonio Rüdiger. As you can see in the video below, the ball shot by the Frenchman arrives straight into the gloves of the same Agirrezabala.
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A nightmare scenario and identical to the match the previous week in Liverpool. Kylian Mbappé had already missed a penalty which would have allowed Real Madrid to come back to the score in the 61st minute, after a first goal scored by the Reds in the 54th. It was already the goalkeeper, Kelleher, who had stopped the ball. Game lost 2-0.
Match (again) lost
This time, Real managed to equalize in the 78th minute thanks in particular to Kylian Mbappé, involved in the action. But two minutes later, Athletic Bilbao regained the advantage to win 2-1. A logical result, Real Madrid, although the reigning Spanish champion, was largely mishandled during this meeting as part of the 19th day of La Liga.
After the match, Kylian Mbappé said he took responsibility for his mistakes on Instagram: “It’s a bad result. A big mistake in a match where every detail counts. I take full responsibility for it. It's a difficult time but it's the best time to change this situation and show who I am. »
The Madrid club (2nd, 33 points), which had relaunched itself in the title race by taking advantage of the missteps of its great rival FC Barcelona (1st, 37 points), once again finds itself four lengths from the lead, however, with a late match to play in Valencia. The Basques consolidate their fourth place, qualifying for the Champions League, with 29 points.
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